2009 No. 318 (C. 25)
Scottish Court Service
Sheriff Court
The Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2009
Made 17th September 2009

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 76(1) of the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008.
2008 asp 6.

1 Citation and interpretation
1 This Order may be cited as the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2009.
2 “the Act” means the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008.

2 Appointed day
The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the Schedule (the subject matter of each provision being mentioned in column 2) is 1st October 2009.
FERGUS EWING Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh 17th September 2009

SCHEDULE PROVISIONS OF THE ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 1ST OCTOBER 2009
Article 2
Column 1	Column 2
Provisions of the Act	Subject matter
Section 27	Sheriffs and part-time sheriffs: official oaths
	
Section 60(1)	The Scottish Court Service
	
Section 60(2) in so far as it relates to the provisions of schedule 3 to the Act mentioned below	
	
Section 66	Corporate plan
	
Schedule 3, paragraphs 6, 9 to 14, 18 and 20	The Scottish Court Service

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force certain provisions of the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 on 1st October 2009.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDER
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/83 (c. 6)) and the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/192 (c. 15)):—
Provision	Date of Commencement
Section 1	1st June 2009
Subsections (1), (5) and (6) of section 2 for the purposes of subsections (2)(b) and (c)	1st June 2009
Subsections (2)(b) and (c) of section 2	1st June 2009
Sections 4 to 8	1st June 2009
Sections 9 to 18	1st June 2009
Sections 19 and 20	1st June 2009
Sections 21 to 23	1st June 2009
Sections 24 to 26	1st June 2009
Sections 44 to 46	1st June 2009
Section 59	16th March 2009
Section 60(2) in so far as it relates to the commencement of subparagraphs (2), (3) and (4) of paragraph 3 of schedule 3	16th March 2009
Section 60(2) in so far as it relates to the commencement of paragraphs 2, 3(1), 4, 5, 7 and 8 of schedule 3	1st June 2009
Section 73 in so far as it relates to the commencement of paragraph 4 of schedule 5	1st June 2009
Schedule 1	1st June 2009
Schedule 2	1st June 2009
Schedule 3, paragraphs 2, 3(1), 4, 5, 7 and 8	1st June 2009
Schedule 3, subparagraphs (2), (3) and (4) of paragraph 3	16th March 2009
Schedule 5, paragraph 4	1st June 2009