The Scotland Act 2016 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2017

Statutory Instruments

2017 No. 455 (C. 40)

Constitutional Law

Devolution, Scotland

The Scotland Act 2016 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2017

Made

20th March 2017

The Secretary of State for Scotland makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 72(4) and (6) of the Scotland Act 2016(1).

Citation

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Scotland Act 2016 (Commencement No. 5) Regulations 2017.

Provisions coming into force on 17th May 2017

2.  The following provisions of Part 3 of the Scotland Act 2016 (welfare benefits and employment support) come into force on 17th May 2017—

(a) in section 22 (disability, industrial injuries and carer’s benefits)—

(i) subsection (1), for remaining purposes;

(ii) subsections (2) and (4).

(b) in section 23 (benefits for maternity, funeral and heating expenses)—

(i) subsection (1), for remaining purposes;

(ii) subsections (2) and (4);

(iii) subsection (5), for the purpose of making regulations.

Provision coming into force on 1st April 2020

3.  Subsection (5) of section 23 of the Scotland Act 2016 (payment of benefits for maternity, funeral and heating expenses in or as regards Scotland) comes into force for remaining purposes on 1st April 2020.

David Mundell

Secretary of State

Scotland Office

20th March 2017

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring into force provisions in Part 3 of the Scotland Act 2016 which relate to—

• disability, industrial injuries and carer’s benefits (section 22), and

• benefits for maternity, funeral and heating expenses (section 23).

The amendments made by provisions commenced by regulation 2 are subject to transitional provision made by the Scotland Act 2016 (Transitional) Regulations 2017 (S.I. 2017/444).

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
Section 13	30th November 2016	2016/1161
Section 20	1st April 2017	2016/1178
Section 21	1st April 2017	2016/1178
Section 22 (partially)	5th September 2016	2016/759
Section 23 (partially)	5th September 2016	2016/759
Section 24	5th September 2016	2016/759
Section 25	1st April 2017	2016/759
Section 26	5th September 2016	2016/759
Section 28	5th September 2016	2016/759
Section 29	5th September 2016	2016/759
Section 30	5th September 2016	2016/759
Section 31	5th September 2016	2016/759
Section 32	5th September 2016	2016/759
Section 33	5th September 2016	2016/759
Section 34	5th September 2016	2016/759
Section 35	5th September 2016	2016/759
Section 62	1st April 2017	2017/300
Section 65	18th August 2016	2016/759
Section 67	1st April 2017	2016/1178

(1)

2016 c. 11.