3 The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2003 (S.S.I. 2003/205)–
Provision	Date of Commencement
Section 2(1)(n)	1st April 2003
Section 2(7) so far as not already in force on 1st April 2003	1st April 2003
Section 2(8)	1st April 2003
Section 2(27)	1st April 2003
Section 8	1st April 2003
Section 2(7) was brought partially into force on 1st April 2002 by S.S.I. 2002/162.