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<Title><Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2018/5" id="c00001" Class="ScottishAct" Year="2018" Number="0005">Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Act 2018</Citation></Title>
<Number>5</Number>
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<Title><CitationSubRef id="c00167" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2018/5/section/15" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="section-15">Section 15</CitationSubRef> – Commencement</Title>
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<Text><CitationSubRef id="c00169" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asp/2018/5/section/15" CitationRef="c00001" SectionRef="section-15">Section 15</CitationSubRef> provides that this section, section 13 and section 16 of the Act come into force on the day after Royal Assent. All other provisions are to come into force on a day appointed by regulations made by the Scottish Ministers, and those regulations may make transitional, transitory or saving provision related to commencement.</Text>
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