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The Public Health etc. (Scotland) Act 2008 (Commencement No. 2, Savings and Consequential Provisions) Order 2009

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This Order brings into force certain provisions of the Public Health (etc.) Scotland Act 2008 (“the Act”) on 1st October 2009.

Article 2 and Schedule 1 of the Order bring into force the following provisions of the Act insofar as they are not already in force: Part 1 (public health responsibilities), Part 3 (public health investigations), Part 4 (public health functions of health boards), Part 5 (public health functions of local authorities) and Part 6 (mortuaries etc.). A number of general and miscellaneous provisions are also brought into force as well as related repeals and revocations in schedule 3 to the Act.

Schedules 2 and 3 to the Order contain some further consequential amendments, repeals and revocations which are also brought into force on 1st October.

Article 3 saves certain provisions of the Public Health (Scotland) Act 1897 for the purposes of section 313(1) of the Housing (Scotland) Act 1987, section 34(3)(b) of the Mines and Quarries (Tips) Act 1969, section 18(1) of the Compensation (Defence) Act 1939 and section 159(1)(b) of the Local Government Planning and Land Act 1980.

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