Section 109: Commencement
314.This section sets out when the provisions of the Act will come into force (i.e. begin to have an effect). For the most part, this will happen by regulations as determined by the Scottish Ministers. These regulations will be laid before the Scottish Parliament but will not otherwise be subject to any parliamentary procedure. However, some of the final sections of the Act, including this section, come into force automatically on the day after Royal Assent is granted.
315.In addition, this section provides that commencement regulations may include transitional, transitory or saving provision and may make different provision for different purposes. Further, it provides that commencement regulations which bring into force section 31 may amend subsection (1)(a) of that section so that it specifies the date upon which the section actually came into force.
