1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exclusions and Exceptions) (Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2006.
(2) This Order shall come into force in accordance with the following sub paragraphs:–
(a)articles 2, 3(a) and 5(b) to (d) shall come into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made;
(b)articles 3(b) and 4 shall come into force on 31st March 2006 or, if this Order has not been made by 30th March 2006, on the day after the day on which it is made; and
(c)article 5(a) shall come into force on 1st April 2006 or if this Order has not been made by 31st March 2006, on the day after the day on which it is made.
(3) This Order extends to Scotland and, in so far as it extends beyond Scotland, it does so only as a matter of Scots law.