Commencement and short title
Section 70 – Commencement
161.Section 70 provides for the commencement of the Act.
Section 71 – Short title
162.Section 71 sets out the short title of the Act by which it may be cited for legal purposes.
161.Section 70 provides for the commencement of the Act.
162.Section 71 sets out the short title of the Act by which it may be cited for legal purposes.
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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