The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 (Commencement No. 15) Order 2004

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2004 No. 382 (C. 25)

LEGAL PROFESSION

The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 (Commencement No. 15) Order 2004

Made

8th September 2004

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 75(2) of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990(1), and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 (Commencement No. 15) Order 2004.

Appointed day

2.  Section 32 (multi-national practices) of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 shall, in so far as it is not then in force(2), come into force on 1st October 2004.

CATHY JAMIESON

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

8th September 2004

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 1st October 2004 section 32 of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990, in so far as it is not already in force. Section 32 inserts a new section 60A into the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980, which makes provisions for multi-national legal practices. It was brought into force on 17th March 1993 but only in respect of provisions relating to the making of rules and orders in section 60A(2), (3) and (5) to (8).

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Act in so far as these are not already in force have been brought into force by Commencement Orders made before the date of this Order:–

Provisions	Date of Commencement	S.I. No
Sections 63, 72, 74 (partially), 75 and Schedules 8 (partially) and 9 (partially)	1.12.1990	1990/2328
Sections 64, 65, 74 (partially) and Schedules 8 (partially) and 9 (partially)	1.1.1991	1990/2624
Section 69	1.3.1991	1991/330
Sections 68, 74 (partially) and Schedule 9 (partially)	1.4.1991	1991/330
Sections 16, 23, 34 (partially), 35, 44, 73 (partially), 74 (partially) and Schedules 1 (partially), 3, 4 and 8 (partially)	1.4.1991	1991/822
Sections 61 and 62 and Schedules 6 and 8 (partially)	1.4.1991	1991/850
Sections 24, 30, 33, 34 (partially), 43, 74 (partially) and Schedules 8 (partially) and 9 (partially)	3.6.1991	1991/1252
Section 74 (partially) and Schedule 9 (partially)	15.8.1991	1991/1252
Section 74 (partially) and Schedules 8 (partially) and 9 (partially)	26.8.1991	1991/1903
Sections 17 (partially), 18 (partially), 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 56 (partially), 57 (partially), 58 (partially), 59 (partially), 60, 74 (partially) and Schedules 8 (partially) and 9 (partially)	30.9.1991	1991/2151
Section 74 (partially) and Schedule 8 (partially)	31.12.1991	1991/2862
Sections 3, 4, 5, 7, 9, 15 and 36 (all partially)	4.7.1992	1992/1599
Sections 36 (partially), 37, 74 (partially) and Schedule 8 (partially)	20.7.1992	1992/1599
Sections 1 to 3, 6 to 9 and 13 to 15	27.7.1992	1992/1599
Sections 4 and 5	30.9.1992	1992/1599
Sections 31 and sections 32, 73, 74, Schedule 8 and Schedule 9 (all partially)	17.3.1993	1993/641
Sections 10, 11 and 12	15.9.1993	1993/2253
Sections 56-59	3.4.1995	1995/364
Sections 17, 18, 20, 21, 22 (partially), 34 (partially), 74 (partially) and Schedules 1 (partially), 8 (partially) and 9 (partially)	1.3.1997	1996/2894 as amended by 1996/2966

(1)

1990 c. 40. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46).

(2)

Section 32 was commenced by S.I. 1993/641 with effect from 17th March 1993 only in respect of provisions relating to the making of rules and orders in section 60A(2), (3) and (5) to (8) of the Solicitors (Scotland) Act 1980 (c. 46).