(This note is not part of the Order)
In terms of section 11 of the Scottish Legal Services Ombudsman and Commissioner for Local Administration in Scotland Act 1997 (“the Act”), the majority of the Act came into force on 21st May 1997. This Order brings the remaining provisions of the Act into force on 1st April 1998. The provisions involved are those specified at section 11(3) of the Act -these all concern removing from the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1975 references to new town development corporations, following the winding-up of such bodies in Scotland.