(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order appoints 1st December 1990 as the date for the coming into force of the provisions of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 (c. 40) (“the Act”) which are specified in the Schedule to the Order.
The provisions of the Act which are specified in the Schedule to the Order fall into 3 main groups, namely
(a)section 63 which deals with drug trafficking confiscation orders;
(b)section 72 and associated provisions in Schedule 8 (amendment of enactments) and 9 (repeals) which deal with execution of documents by companies under Scots law; and
(c)ancillary provisions such as section 74 (amendments and repeals) and 75 (citation, commencement and extent).
This is the first Commencment Order made under the Act.