1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2001.
(2) In this Order, “the Act” means the Adults with Incapacity (Scotland) Act 2000.
2. The provisions of the Act which are specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order and the subject matter of which is described in column 2 of that Schedule shall come into force on 2nd April 2001, and where a particular purpose is specified in relation to any provision in Column 3 of that Schedule, that provision shall come into force on that day for that purpose only.
3. The provisions of the Act which are specified in column 1 of Schedule 2 to this Order and the subject matter of which is described in column 2 of that Schedule shall so far as not then in force come into force on 1st April 2002, and where a particular purpose is specified in relation to any provision in Column 3 of that Schedule, that provision shall come into force on that day for that purpose only.
JAMES R WALLACE
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
7th March 2001