SCHEDULE 2Provisions of the Act coming into force on 1st November 2005

Article 3(b)

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Provision of the Act

Subject matter

Purpose

Section 3(3)

Section 4(2), (3) and (7)

Section 6

Only for the purposes of bringing into force the provisions of Schedule 1 to the Act specified in this Schedule.

Section 38

Section 42(1) and (2)

Only for the purposes of bringing into force the provisions of Schedules 2 and 3 to the Act specified in this Schedule.

Schedule 1 Paragraphs 2, 4(1), 5(2) and 12

Only for the purpose of enabling the Scottish Ministers to make regulations to come into force not earlier than 0600 hours on 26th March 2006

Schedule 2 Paragraph 2(19)(a)(iv)

Amendment of the definition of Scottish Hospitals Endowments Research Trust in the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978.

Schedule 3

Repeals

Only for the purposes of bringing into force the repeals specified in the table in this Schedule.

TABLEREPEALS

Enactment

Extent of Repeals

Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 1)

In schedule 4, paragraph 4(2).

Ethical Standards in Public Life etc. (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 7)

In schedule 3, the entry relating to the Scottish Hospital Endowments Research Trust.

Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 13)

In schedule 1, paragraph 43