Scottish Statutory Instruments
2009 No. 275 (C. 24)
Local Government
The Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2009
Made
14th July 2009
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 62(2) of the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003(1) and of all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation
1. This Order may be cited as the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2009.
Commencement
2. Section 40 of the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (power of local authorities to invest money) shall come into force on 8th September 2009.
JOHN SWINNEY
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
14th July 2009
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
Article 2 of this Order appoints a day for the coming into force of section 40 of the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (“the Act”).
Section 40 provides that the Scottish Ministers may make Regulations, specifying the investments which local authorities may make and providing for guidance to regulate the investment activity.
The provisions of the Act remaining to be commenced after the making of this Order are sections 8 (partially), 9 and 11.
NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)
The Act received Royal Assent on 11th February 2003. Sections 42(1), 42(2), 50 and 62 came into force on Royal Assent. The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by Commencement Orders made before the date of this Order.
Provision | Date of Commencement | S.S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
Sections 1 to 7, 8 (partially), 10, 12 to 14, 15 to 34, 35 (partially), 37 to 39, 41, 42 (partially), 43 to 46, 48, 49, 51 to 59, 60 (partially) and 61 | 01.04.2003 | 2003/134 |
| Section 60(1)(g) | 01.05.2003 | |
Sections 35(2) to (4) and 36 | 30.01.2004 | 2004/28 |
| Section 60(1)(b) | 01.04.2004 | |
| Section 47(2) to (6) | 20.03.2006 | |
| Section 47(1) and (7) | 03.07.2006 | 2006/89 |