Appointed day of 3rd July 20122
The day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act is 3rd July 2012—
a
section 4 (Presiding Officer and deputies);
b
section 5 (Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body);
c
section 7 (members’ interests);
d
section 9 (continued effect of provisions ceasing to be within legislative competence);
e
section 10 (air weapons);
f
section 12 (the Scottish Government);
g
section 14 (time limit for human rights actions against Scottish Ministers);
h
section 15 (power to vary retrospective decisions about non-legislative acts);
i
section 16 (BBC Trust member for Scotland);
j
section 20 (power to prescribe drink-driving limits);
k
section 21 (speed limits); and
l
section 22 (speed limits: supplementary).