2.—(1) The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 specified in paragraph (2) is 23 December 2020.
(2) The provisions are—
(a)section 7 (duty to have regard to island communities),
(b)section 8 (island communities impact assessment),
(c)section 9 (reviews of decisions relating to island communities impact assessments),
(d)section 10 (compliance with section 7 duty),
(e)section 11(1) (guidance about section 7 duty),
(f)section 12 (reporting regarding section 7 duty),
(g)section 13 (preparation of island communities impact assessment by Ministers), and
(h)section 14 (duty of the Scottish Ministers to have regard to request for retrospective island communities impact assessment).