Provisions coming into force for the purpose of making subordinate legislation
3.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the provisions of the 2009 Act in paragraph (3) come into force on 22nd November 2014, to the extent specified.
(2) The provisions in paragraph (3) come into force only to the extent that they confer a power—
(a)to make subordinate legislation under the 2002 Act; or
(b)for the Lord Advocate to issue guidance under section 127R of the 2002 Act,
and so far as is necessary for the purpose of making regulations, rules of court , orders, codes of practice (which includes, in relation to the making of a Code of Practice, the taking of steps to comply with the procedural requirements for making that Code) or issuing guidance.
(3) The provisions are—
(a)section 55(1) in so far as it relates to the provisions in sub-paragraph (b);
(b)section 55(2) in so far as it inserts sections 47A, 47G and 47S(1) to (5) into the 2002 Act;
(c)section 56(1) in so far as it relates to the provisions in sub-paragraph (d);
(d)section 56(2) in so far as it inserts sections 127A, 127G and 127R into the 2002 Act;
(e)section 57(1) in so far as it relates to the provisions in sub-paragraph (f);
(f)section 57(2)(1) in so far as it inserts sections 195S(1) to (5) and 195T(1) to (7) into the 2002 Act;
(g)section 65(1) in so far as it inserts section 297A(3) to (5) into the 2002 Act;
(h)section 66(1) in so far as it relates to the provision in sub-paragraph (i);
(i)section 66(5);
(j)section 112(2) in so far as it relates to the provisions in sub-paragraph (k); and
(k)Part 5 of Schedule 8 in so far as it relates to section 351(8) of the 2002 Act.
Section 57(2) was amended by S.I. 2012/2595.