(This note is not part of the Order)
The Criminal Justice and Licensing (Scotland) Act 2010 (“the Act”) received Royal Assent on 6th August 2010. Sections 201, 202, 204, 205 and 206 of the Act came into force on Royal Assent.
Article 2 of this Order brings into force sections 38 and 97 of the Act.
Section 38 of the Act amends the law to provide that it is an offence for a person to behave in a threatening or abusive manner where the person does so in the circumstances specified in that section. Section 38 comes into force on 6th October 2010.
Section 97 of the Act amends the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000(1) (“the 2000 Act”) to provide Audit Scotland with the statutory power to match data for one or more of the purposes specified in section 26A(3) of the 2000 Act. That section of the 2000 Act was inserted by section 97(3) of the Act. Section 97 comes into force on 6th October 2010.