Section 59: Commencement and short title
140.Under subsection (1) the provisions of the Act, apart from those specified (which relate to powers to make orders), come into force on a date or dates appointed by the Scottish Ministers.
140.Under subsection (1) the provisions of the Act, apart from those specified (which relate to powers to make orders), come into force on a date or dates appointed by the Scottish Ministers.
Text created by the Scottish Government to explain what the Act sets out to achieve and to make the Act accessible to readers who are not legally qualified. Explanatory Notes were introduced in 1999 and accompany all Acts of the Scottish Parliament except those which result from Budget Bills.
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