This Order appoints days for the coming into force of provisions of the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (“the Act”).

Article 2(1) provides that section 35(2) to (4) and section 36 shall come into force on the day after the day on which the Order is made.

Article 2(2) provides that section 60(1)(b) of the Act shall come into force on 1st April 2004.

The Act received Royal Assent on 11th February 2003. Sections 42(1), 42(2), 50 and 62 came into force on Royal Assent. The first commencement order was made on 4th March 2003.

The provisions of the Act remaining to be commenced after the making of this Order are sections 8(2)(c)(ii), 9, 11, 40 and 47. Section 8(2)(a)(v) and (2)(d)(i) remains to be commenced for all purposes.