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Scottish Statutory Instruments

2021 No. 464 (C. 33)

Consumer Protection

Public Bodies

The Consumer Scotland Act 2020 (Commencement) Regulations 2021

Made

9th December 2021

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

13th December 2021

Coming into force

1st April 2022

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 29(2) of the Consumer Scotland Act 2020(1).

Citation and commencement

1.  These Regulations may be cited as the Consumer Scotland Act 2020 (Commencement) Regulations 2021 and come into force on 1 April 2022.

Appointed day

2.  1 April 2022 is the appointed day for the coming into force of the Consumer Scotland Act 2020, so far as not already in force.

TOM ARTHUR

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

9th December 2021

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

The Bill for the Consumer Scotland Act 2020 (“the Act”) received Royal Assent on 9 June 2020. Sections 25 to 27, 29 and 30 came into force on the following day. These Regulations bring the remaining provisions of the Act into force on 1 April 2022.