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(2)Nothing in this Act affects any provision of the 1993 Act amended or repealed by this Act in that provision's operation in relation to an offence committed before the amendment is made or, as the case may be, the provision is repealed.
(1)The Scottish Ministers may, by order made by statutory instrument, make such incidental, supplemental, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision as they consider necessary or expedient for the purposes of, or in consequence of, this Act.
(2)Subject to subsection (4), a statutory instrument containing an order under subsection (1) is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
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the Scottish Parliament.
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(1)This Act may be cited as the Crofting Reform etc. Act 2007.
(2)This Act binds the Crown.
(3)The provisions of this Act, except this section and sections 38, 40 and 41, come into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers may by order made by statutory instrument appoint.
(4)Different days may be so appointed for different provisions and for different purposes.
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