Scottish Statutory Instruments
2011 No. 269 (C. 21)
Construction
The Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (Commencement No. 1) (Scotland) Order 2011
Made 15th June 2011
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 17th June 2011
Coming into force 24th June 2011

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 149(2) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009.
2009 c.20.

Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (Commencement No. 1) (Scotland) Order 2011 and comes into force on 24th June 2011.

Day appointed
2. The day appointed for section 138 (application of construction contracts legislation) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 to come into force is 24th June 2011.
ALEX NEIL
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
15th June 2011

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
So far as extending to Scotland, this Order brings into force section 138 (application of construction contracts legislation) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (“the Act”) on the 24th June 2011.
Section 138 inserts a new section 106A into the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 allowing the Scottish Ministers to disapply any or all of the provisions of Part 2 (construction contracts) of that Act as regards any description of construction contract.
Part 9 of the Act came into force on the date of Royal Assent on 12th November 2009.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force in relation to Scotland by a Commencement Order made before the date of this Order.
Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
Section 67(2) to (6)	01.04.2010	2009/3318
Section 85(2) to (6)	01.04.2010	2009/3318
Section 114	12.01.2010	2009/3318
Sections 116 and 117	12.01.2010	2009/3318
Schedule 7 (partially)	01.04.2010	2009/3318