Scottish Statutory Instruments
2004 No. 351 (C. 21)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT
The Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2004
Made 19th August 2004

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 16(2) and 17(2) of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:
2004 asp 9.

Citation and interpretation
1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provisions) Order 2004.
(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004.

Appointed Day
2. The day appointed for the coming into force of sections 4(1) to (4), (5)(a) to (c) and (f) (reviews of electoral arrangements) and 6 (interpretation of Part 1) of the Act for all purposes is 20th August 2004.

Transitional provisions
3. In exercising the functions conferred under the provisions referred to in article 2 above, the Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland and the Scottish Ministers shall act on the assumption that the provisions of Part 1 of the Act are in force for all purposes.
ANDREW P KERR
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh
19th August 2004

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force parts of section 4 and section 6 of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004 on 20th August 2004. Section 4 of the Act relates to reviews of electoral arrangements. Article 2 of the Order makes a transitional provision.
The Act received Royal Assent on 29th July 2004. Sections 15, 16, and 17 came into force on Royal Assent.