Scottish Statutory Instruments

2000 No. 425

LOCAL GOVERNMENT

The Local Statutory Provisions (Postponement from Repeal) (Scotland) Order 2000

Made

28th November 2000

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

29th November 2000

Coming into force

28th December 2000

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 59(6)(b) of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994(1), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Local Statutory Provisions (Postponement from Repeal) (Scotland) Order 2000 and shall come into force on 28th December 2000.

Provisions

2.  The date on which the local statutory provisions described in the Schedule to this Order shall cease to have effect is hereby postponed from 31st December 2000 until 31st December 2001(2).

PETER PEACOCK

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

28th November 2000

Article 2

SCHEDULE

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order postpones the date on which the local statutory provisions listed in the Schedule to the Order shall cease to have effect under section 59(6) of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994. The date is postponed from 31st December 2000 until 31st December 2001.

(1)

1994 c. 39. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

(2)

The date specified in section 59(6) of the Local Government etc. (Scotland) Act 1994 was previously postponed in relation to, amongst others, the local statutory provisions described in the Schedule to this Order by S.S.I. 1999/156.

(3)

Amended as at 27th May 1998.