The Scotland Act 1998 (Commencement) Order 1998

• Citation: S.I. 1998/3178
• Sections: 3

Section 1 Citation and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Scotland Act 1998 (Commencement) Order 1998.

(2) In this Order, “ the Act ” means the Scotland Act 1998.

Section 2 Appointed days

(1) All the provisions of the Act, so far as not then in force, shall come into force on 1st July 1999, except the provisions specified in Schedule 5 to this Order.

(2) The provisions of the Act, specified in column 1 of any of the Schedules to this Order and the subject matter of which is described in column 2 of that Schedule shall, so far as not then in force, come into force on the day appointed in relation to that Schedule in the Table below but, where a particular purpose is specified in relation to any provision in column 3 of that Schedule, that provision shall come into force on that day only for that purpose.

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Section 3 Principal Appointed Day

The principal appointed day is 1st July 1999.