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Citation and interpretation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2010.

2.  In this Order—

“the Act” means the Smoking, Health and Social Care (Scotland) Act 2005; and

“the 1978 Act” means the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978(1).

Appointed days

3.  The days appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act are:—

(a)20th May 2010 for the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order but, those provisions shall only come into force on that date for the purpose specified in column 3 of that Schedule; and

(b)2nd July 2010 for the provisions of the Act specified;

(i)in column 1 of Schedule 2 to this Order, in so far as those provisions are not already in force, but, where a particular purpose is specified in column 3 of that Schedule in relation to that provision, that provision shall only come into force for the purpose specified in that column; and

(ii)in the Table of Repeals in Schedule 2.

SHONA ROBISON

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

10th May 2010