EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring sections 2, 3 and 4 of the UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Act 2020 (“the Act”) into force on 10 July 2020.

The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 23 January 2020. Sections 32 to 37 came into force on the following day. Sections 9 to 11, 15 to 25, 27, 28, 30 and 31 came into force on the expiry of the period of 2 months beginning with the day after Royal Assent. Section 36 was amended by paragraph 1 of schedule 4 of the Coronavirus (No. 2) (Scotland) Act 2020.