Explanatory Notes

Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021

2021 asp 14

23 April 2021

The Act

Part 6 – General provisions

Section 21 – Commencement

105.Section 21 provides that section 21 as well as sections 17 and 22 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. Those regulations may make different provisions for different purposes.