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Citation and interpretation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Home Owner and Debtor Protection (Scotland) Act 2010 (Commencement) Order 2010.

2.  In this Order—

“the Act” means the Home Owner and Debtor Protection (Scotland) Act 2010; and

“the 1985 Act” means the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985(1).

Appointed Days

3.  The day appointed for the coming into force of sections 1 to 6 and 8 of the Act is 30th September 2010.

4.  The day appointed for the coming into force of section 7 of the Act is 3rd October 2010.

5.  The day appointed for the coming into force of section 9(2) of the Act (insofar as it inserts section 5B(5) into the 1985 Act), section 11 of the Act (insofar as it inserts sub-section (3B) into section 40 of the 1985 Act) and section 13 of the Act is 7th September 2010.

6.  The day appointed for the coming into force of the whole of Part 2 of the Act, insofar as not then in force, is 15th November 2010.

ALEX NEIL

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

3rd September 2010