The Scotland Act 2016 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2016

Statutory Instruments

2016 No. 1178 (C. 82)

Constitutional Law

Devolution, Scotland

The Scotland Act 2016 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2016

Made

5th December 2016

The Treasury make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 72(5) of the Scotland Act 2016(1):

Citation

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Scotland Act 2016 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2016.

Appointed Day

2.  The day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Scotland Act 2016 is 1st April 2017—

(a) section 20 (amendments to the powers of the Scottish Ministers to borrow);

(b) section 21 (provision of information to the Office for Budget Responsibility); and

(c) section 67 (destination of fines, forfeitures and fixed penalties).

Andrew Griffiths

David Evennett

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

5th December 2016

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring into force specified provisions of the Scotland Act 2016. Regulation 2 lists the provisions which come into force on 1st April 2017.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The following provisions of the Scotland Act 2016 have been brought into force by commencement Regulations made before the date of these Regulations:

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
Section 13	30th November 2016	2016/1161
Section 22(3) and subsection (1) of that section in so far as it relates to subsection (3)	5th September 2016	2016/759
Section 23(3) and subsection (1) of that section in so far as it relates to subsection (3)	5th September 2016	2016/759
Section 24	5th September 2016	2016/759
Section 26	5th September 2016	2016/759
Sections 28 to 35	5th September 2016	2016/759
Section 65	18th August 2016	2016/759

(1)

2016 c. 11.