NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
Certain provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement regulations made before the date of these Regulations (S.R. 2015/190, S.I. 2015/820, S.I. 2015/1428, S.I. 2015/1809, S.I. 2015/1976, S.I. 2016/148, S.S.I. 2016/11, S.I. 2017/451 and S.I. 2017/511). Those regulations commence provisions of the Act which relate to other parts of the United Kingdom as well as Scotland.
The only provisions of the Act which fall to the Scottish Ministers to commence are sections 15 to 22 and 38(3), as well as paragraphs 16 and 35 to 45 of schedule 4 (and section 85(1) so far as relating to those paragraphs), (see section 88(2) of the Act). Sections 16 to 22 and 38(3) together with paragraphs 16, 35, 42, 43 and 45 of schedule 4 (and section 85(1) so far as relating to those paragraphs) were brought into force by the Scottish Ministers on 1 March 2016 (via S.S.I. 2016/11).
The provisions of the Act that have been brought into force, and which extend to Scotland, are listed below.
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I./S.S.I. No. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sections 16 to 22 | 1 March 2016 | S.S.I. 2016/11 | |
| Section 23 | 1 March 2016 | S.I. 2016/148 | |
| Section 37 | 1 June 2015 | S.I. 2015/820 | |
| Section 38(1) | 1 March 2016 | S.I. 2016/148 | |
| Section 38(3) | 1 March 2016 | S.S.I. 2016/11 | |
| Section 39 | 1 June 2015 | S.I. 2015/820 | |
| Sections 41 to 44 | 3 May 2015 | S.I. 2015/820 | |
| Section 46 | 1 March 2016 | S.I. 2016/148 | |
| Sections 47 to 49 | 3 May 2015 | S.I. 2015/820 | |
| Section 50(1)(a) and (c) and (2) | 3 May 2015 | S.I. 2015/820 | |
| Section 50(1)(b) | 1 March 2016 | S.I. 2016/148 | |
| Sections 52 to 65 | 3 May 2015 | S.I. 2015/820 | |
| Section 84 | 3 May 2015 | S.I. 2015/820 | |
| Section 85(1) so far as relating to paragraphs 1, 7 to 12, 18, 66(1) and (3), 73(1) and (5), 75 and 76 to 80 of schedule 4 | 3 May 2015 | S.I. 2015/820 | |
| Section 85(1) so far as relating to paragraphs 6, 52 to 54, 56, 57 and 59 of schedule 4 | 1 June 2015 | S.I. 2015/820 | |
| Section 85(1), so far as relating to paragraphs 16, 35, 42, 43 and 45 of schedule 4 | 1 March 2016 | S.S.I. 2016/11 | |
| Section 85(1) so far as relating to paragraphs 14, 15, 55, 71 and 73 of schedule 4 | 1 March 2016 | S.I. 2016/148 | |
| Schedule 1 | 1 March 2016 | S.I. 2016/148 | |
| Schedule 2 | 3 May 2015 | S.I. 2015/820 | |
| Schedule 4: | paragraph 1 | 3 May 2015 | S.I. 2015/820 |
| paragraph 6 | 1 June 2015 | S.I. 2015/820 | |
| paragraphs 7 to 12 and 18 | 3 May 2015 | S.I. 2015/820 | |
| paragraphs 14, 15, 55, 71 and 73 | 1 March 2016 | S.I. 2016/148 | |
| paragraphs 16, 35, 42, 43 and 45 | 1 March 2016 | S.S.I. 2016/11 | |
| paragraphs 52 to 54, 56, 57 and 59 | 1 June 2015 | S.I. 2015/820 | |
| paragraphs 66(1) and (3), 73(1) and (5), 75 and 76 to 80 | 3 May 2015 | S.I. 2015/820 | |