The Historic Environment (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2011

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 30th June 2011 sections 1, 5, 7 to 9, 11 to 13, 27, 29(1) and 30 of the Historic Environment (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2011 (“the Act”) for all purposes and sections 6, 15, 20, 23, 24 and 26 for the limited purposes of enabling the Scottish Ministers to make, or to make provision by means of, subordinate legislation.

The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 23rd February 2011. Sections 31 to 33 of the Act came into force the following day.