Scottish Statutory Instruments
2004 No. 148 (C. 9)
PUBLIC BODIES
The Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2004
Made 22nd March 2004

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 21(2) and (3) of the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003, and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:
2003 asp 4.

Citation and interpretation
1. This Order may be cited as the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2004.

Commencement
2. 1st April 2004 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003–
(a) section 4(d);
(b) section 17 insofar as it relates to the provisions in Schedule 4 specified in paragraph (c); and
(c) in so far as they are not already in force, paragraphs 3, 4(d), 5(2), (10) to (13), (14) (insofar as it relates to the entry relating to the Medical Practices Committee), (16) and (18), 11(a), 14, 15, 16(a) and 17(a)(ii) of Schedule 4.
MALCOLM CHISHOLM
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
22nd March 2004

(This note is not part of the Order)
The Order brings into force, on 1st April 2004, section 4(d) of the Public Appointments and Public Bodies etc. (Scotland) Act 2003 which provides for the dissolution of the Scottish Medical Practices Committee. The Order also brings into force on that date those provisions of schedule 4 (miscellaneous provision) which make provision in connection with the dissolution of the Scottish Medical Practices Committee.

(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order.
Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I.No.
Section 4(a) and (b)	31st May 2003	2003/219
Section 4(e)	15th August 2003	2003/384
Section 5(1) (partially)	12th February 2004	2003/602 (as amended by 2004/45)
Section 5(1) (remainder)	31st March 2004	2003/602 (as amended by 2004/45)
Section 5(2) to (6)	1st January 2004	2003/602
Section 6	12th February 2004	2003/602
Section 7(8)	1st January 2004	2003/602
Section 7 (remainder)	12th February 2004	2003/602
Section 8	1st January 2004	2003/602
Sections 9 and 10	12th February 2004	2003/602
Section 11 to 14	15th August 2003	2003/384
Section 15 and 16	1st June 2003	2003/219
Section 17 (partially)	31st May 2003	2003/219
Section 17 (partially)	1st June 2003	2003/219
Section 17 (partially)	15th August 2003	2003/348
Section 17 (partially)	6th February 2004	2003/602
Schedule 3	5th July 2003	2003/348
Schedule 4–		
Paragraphs 2, 4(a) and (b), 6, 10, 13, 17(b)(i) and (ii)	31st May 2003	2003/219
Paragraph 17(c)(ii)	1st June 2003	2003/219
Paragraphs 1, 3(b), 4(e), 7, 9, 12, 15(b) and 17(b)(iii)	15th August 2003	2003/348
Paragraph 5(15)	6th February 2004	2003/602