1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 3 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2016 and comes into force on 1st July 2016.
(2) In this Order—
“advance application” means, in relation to an application for the grant of an air weapon certificate or a permit under Part 1 of the Act, an application made before 31st December 2016 (being the day appointed for the coming into force of the requirement for an air weapon certificate under section 2 of the Act);
“the Act” means the Air Weapons and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2015.