2. The sections of the Management of Offenders etc. (Scotland) Act 2005 specified in column 1 of the table below shall come into force on the relevant date specified in column 2.
| Column 1 | Column 2 |
|---|---|
| Provisions to be commenced | Commencement date |
| Section 10(3) (but only for the purpose of enabling the Scottish Ministers to specify such persons as described in that section) and section 21(13) | 1st December 2006 |
| Section 3 (insofar as not already commenced), section 5 (insofar as not already commenced), section 10(1)(a), (2)(a), (3) (insofar as not already commenced), (4) to (10), (11)(c) and (d) and (12) to (14), section 11 and section 21(6) | 2nd April 2007 |