Statutory Instruments
Constitutional Law
Devolution, Scotland
Made
27th March 2023
The Secretary of State for Scotland makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 72(4) and (6) of the Scotland Act 2016(1).
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Scotland Act 2016 (Commencement No. 5) (Amendment) Regulations 2023.
2. In the Scotland Act 2016 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2017(2) for regulation 3 (provision coming into force on 1 April 2023) substitute—
3. Subsection (5) of section 23 of the Scotland Act 2016 (payment of benefits for maternity, funeral and heating expenses in or as regards Scotland) comes into force for remaining purposes on 1st April 2024.”.
Alister Jack
Secretary of State
Office of the Secretary of State for Scotland
27th March 2023
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Scotland Act 2016 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/455), which are the fifth set of Regulations commencing provisions of the Scotland Act 2016 (c. 11).
These Regulations provide that the commencement date on which subsection (5) of section 23 of the Scotland Act 2016 (payment for maternity, funeral and heating expenses in or as regards Scotland) comes into force for remaining purposes is 1st April 2024 instead of 1st April 2023 as provided for in S.I. 2022/409 (C. 13).
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
| Provision | Date of commencement | S.I. Number |
|---|---|---|
| Sections 3 to 8 | 18th May 2017 | 2017/608 (C. 54) |
| Section 9 | Section 9 comes into force immediately after the bringing into force of sections 3 to 8 and 10 to 12 | 2017/608 (C. 54) |
| Sections 10 to 12 | 18th May 2017 | 2017/608 (C. 54) |
| Section 13 | 30th November 2016 | 2016/1161 (C. 79) |
| Section 20 | 1st April 2017 | 2016/1178 (C. 82) |
| Section 21 | 1st April 2017 | 2016/1178 (C. 82) |
| Section 22(3) and subsection (1) insofar as it relates to subsection (3) | 5th September 2016 | 2016/759 (C. 55) |
| Section 23 (subsection (1), for remaining purposes and subsections (2) and (4) | 17th May 2017 | 2017/455 (C. 40) |
| Section 23(3) and subsection (1) insofar as relates to subsection (3) | 5th September 2016 | 2016/759 (C. 55) |
| Section 23 (subsection (1), for remaining purposes, subsections (2) and (4), and subsection (5), for the purpose of making regulations) | 17th May 2017 | 2017/455 (C. 40) |
| Section 23 (subsection (5), for remaining purposes) | 1st April 2023 | 2022/409 (C. 13) |
| Section 24 | 5th September 2016 | 2016/759 (C. 55) |
| Section 25 | 1st April 2017 | 2016/759 (C. 55) |
| Section 26 | 5th September 2016 | 2016/759 (C. 55) |
| Section 27 | 8th February 2019 | 2018/1364 (C. 96) |
| Sections 28 to 35 | 5th September 2016 | 2016/759 (C. 55) |
| Sections 47 and 48 | 9th February 2018 | 2018/163 (C. 18) |
| Section 49 | 29th November 2017 | 2017/1157 (C. 109) |
| Section 58 for the purpose of making certain regulations | 1st December 2017 | 2017/1157 (C. 109) |
| Section 58 (so far as not already in force) | 1st April 2018 | 2017/1157 (C. 109) |
| Section 59 for the purpose of making regulations | 1st December 2017 | 2017/1157 (C. 109) |
| Section 59 (so far as not already in force) | 1st October 2018 | 2017/1157 (C. 109) |
| Section 60 (for the purpose of making regulations) | 1st December 2017 | 2017/1157 (C. 109) |
| Section 60 (so far as not already in force) | 1st October 2018 | 2017/1157 (C. 109) |
| Section 62 | 1st April 2017 | 2017/300 (C. 28) |
| Section 65 | 18th August 2016 | 2016/759 (C. 55) |
| Section 67 | 1st April 2017 | 2016/1178 (C. 82) |
S.I. 2017/455 (C. 40). Relevant amending instruments are S.I. 2019/1438 (C. 51) and S.I. 2022/409 (C. 13).