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Domestic Abuse (Protection) (Scotland) Act 2021

Part 3 – Final provisions

Section 23 – Ancillary provision

156.Section 23 provides a power for the Scottish Ministers to make, by regulations, incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitional, transitory or saving provision that they consider appropriate for the purposes of, in connection with or for giving full effect to the Act.

Section 24 – Commencement

157.Section 24 provides that section 21 and Part 3 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 and may make different provision for different purposes.

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