Scottish Statutory Instruments
Insolvency
Bankruptcy
Made
15th June 2017
Coming into force
26th June 2017
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(2) of the European Communities Act 1972(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with paragraph 2 of schedule 2 of that Act, a draft of this instrument has been laid before and approved by resolution of the Scottish Parliament.
1972 c.68. Section 2(2) was amended by the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) (“the 1998 Act”), schedule 8, paragraph 15(3) (which was amended by section 27(4) of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006 (c.51) (“the 2006 Act”). Section 2(2) was also amended by section 27(1)(a) of the 2006 Act and by the European Union (Amendment) Act 2008 (c.7), schedule 1, part 1. The functions conferred upon the Minister of the Crown under section 2(2), so far as they are exercisable within devolved competence, were transferred to Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the 1998 Act.