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).