The Prescription (Scotland) Act 2018 (Commencement, Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Prescription (Scotland) Act 2018 (Commencement, Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 1 June 2022.

(2) In these Regulations—

“prescriptive period” has the meaning given in section 15(1) (interpretation of Part 1) of the 1973 Act,

“the 1973 Act” means the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973(1),

“the 2018 Act” means the Prescription (Scotland) Act 2018.

(1)

1973 c. 52. That Act is relevantly amended by the Interpretation Act 1978 (c. 30), section 25(2); the Local Government, Planning and Land Act 1980 (c. 65), section 113(11); the Merchant Shipping (Liner Conferences) Act 1982 (c. 37), section 8(3); the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1984 (c. 45), sections 5(3) and 6(1) and (2), schedule 1, paragraphs 2 to 7 and schedule 2; the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 66), section 75(1) and schedule 7, paragraph 11; the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1985 (c. 73), section 12(5); the Prescription (Scotland) Act 1987 (c. 36), section 1(1), (2) and (3); the Consumer Protection Act 1987 (c. 43), sections 6, 41(2), 47(1) and (2), 48(3), schedule 1, paragraphs 8 to 11 and schedule 5; the Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995 (c. 7), schedule 5, paragraph 1; the Abolition of Feudal Tenure etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 5), section 12(a), schedule 12, paragraph 33 and schedule 13, paragraph 1; the Leasehold Casualties (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 5), section 4(a); the Title Conditions (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 9), section 88(a) and (b), schedule 14, paragraph 5 and schedule 5, paragraph 18; the Tenements (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 11), section 15(a); the Management of Offenders etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 14), section 20(4); the Arbitration (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 1), section 23(2)(a), (2)(b) and (c), (3)(b), (5) and (6); the Damages (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 7), schedule 1 paragraph 2; the Land Registration etc. (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 5), schedule 5, paragraph 18; the Long Leases (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 9), section 60; the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 21), schedule 8, paragraph 6; the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (asp 9), section 66(2); S.I. 2011/1133; S.S.I. 2011/234; S.S.I. 2014/190; S.I. 2014/870; S.I. 2015/1392 and S.I. 2015/1972.