2018 No. 163 (C. 18)

Constitutional Law
Devolution, Scotland

The Scotland Act 2016 (Commencement No. 8) Regulations 2018

Made

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 72(4)(c) of the Scotland Act 20161.

Citation1

These Regulations may be cited as the Scotland Act 2016 (Commencement No. 8) Regulations 2018.

Provisions coming into force on 9th February 20182

The following provisions of Part 4 of the Scotland Act 2016 (other legislative competence) come into force on 9th February 2018—

a

section 47 (onshore petroleum); and

b

section 48 (onshore petroleum: consequential amendments).

David MundellSecretary of StateScotland Office
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring into force sections 47 and 48 of the Scotland Act 2016 (c.11) which relate to onshore petroleum. These sections are brought into force on 9th February 2018.

These commencement Regulations are the eighth Regulations to be made in respect of commencement of the Scotland Act 2016.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT REGULATIONS

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The following provisions of the Scotland Act 2016 (c.11) have been or are to be brought into force by commencement Regulations made before the date of these Regulations:

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I.No.

Sections 3 to 8

18th May 2017

2017/608

Section 9

Section 9 came into force immediately after the bringing into force of sections 3 to 8 and 10 to 12

2017/608

Sections 10 to 12

18th May 2017

2017/608

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 22 (so far as not already in force)

17th May 2017

2017/455

Section 23(3) and subsection (1) of that section in so far as it relates to subsection (3)

5th September 2016

2016/759

Section 23(1) for remaining purposes, subsections (2) and (4) and subsection (5) for the purpose of making regulations

17th May 2017

2017/455

Section 23(5) (so far as not already in force)

1st April 2020

2017/455

Section 24

5th September 2016

2016/759

Section 25

1st April 2017

2016/759

Section 26

5th September 2016

2016/759

Sections 28 to 35

5th September 2016

2016/759

Section 49

29th November 2017

2017/1157

Section 58 for the purpose of making certain regulations

1st December 2017

2017/1157

Section 58 (so far as not already in force)

1st April 2018

2017/1157

Section 59 for the purpose of making certain regulations

1st December 2017

2017/1157

Section 59 (so far as not already in force)

1st October 2018

2017/1157

Section 60 for the purpose of making certain regulations

1st December 2017

2017/1157

Section 60 (so far as not already in force)

1st October 2018

2017/1157

Section 62

1st April 2017

2017/300

Section 65

18th August 2016

2016/759

Section 67

1st April 2017

2016/1178