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<Title>NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS</Title>
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<Para><Text>(This note is not part of the Order)</Text></Para>
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<tbody><tr><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" colspan="1" rowspan="1" fo:border-top-style="solid" fo:border-top-width="0.5pt" fo:border-top-color="black" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">Section 143 (partially)</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" colspan="1" rowspan="1" fo:border-top-style="solid" fo:border-top-width="0.5pt" fo:border-top-color="black" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">3rd January 2011</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" colspan="1" rowspan="1" fo:border-top-style="solid" fo:border-top-width="0.5pt" fo:border-top-color="black" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black" fo:border-right-style="solid" fo:border-right-width="0.5pt" fo:border-right-color="black"><leg:Citation xmlns:leg="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2010/444" id="c00002" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2010" Number="0444">S.S.I. 2010/444</leg:Citation></td></tr><tr><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" colspan="1" rowspan="1" fo:border-top-style="solid" fo:border-top-width="0.5pt" fo:border-top-color="black" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">Sections 138 to 141, 143 (in so far as not already in force), 144<leg:Emphasis xmlns:leg="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation">, </leg:Emphasis>148 to 151, 152(1) and (2), 154, 156 and 164, and schedule 2, paragraph 2</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" colspan="1" rowspan="1" fo:border-top-style="solid" fo:border-top-width="0.5pt" fo:border-top-color="black" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">1st March 2011</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" colspan="1" rowspan="1" fo:border-top-style="solid" fo:border-top-width="0.5pt" fo:border-top-color="black" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black" fo:border-right-style="solid" fo:border-right-width="0.5pt" fo:border-right-color="black"><leg:Citation xmlns:leg="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/96" id="c00003" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2011" Number="0096">S.S.I. 2011/96</leg:Citation></td></tr><tr><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" colspan="1" rowspan="1" fo:border-top-style="solid" fo:border-top-width="0.5pt" fo:border-top-color="black" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">Section 162 (partially)</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" colspan="1" rowspan="1" fo:border-top-style="solid" fo:border-top-width="0.5pt" fo:border-top-color="black" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">1st March 2011</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" colspan="1" rowspan="1" fo:border-top-style="solid" fo:border-top-width="0.5pt" fo:border-top-color="black" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black" fo:border-right-style="solid" fo:border-right-width="0.5pt" fo:border-right-color="black"><leg:Citation xmlns:leg="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/96" id="c00004" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2011" Number="0096">S.S.I. 2011/96</leg:Citation></td></tr><tr><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" colspan="1" rowspan="1" fo:border-top-style="solid" fo:border-top-width="0.5pt" fo:border-top-color="black" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">Section 153(a) (partially)</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" colspan="1" rowspan="1" fo:border-top-style="solid" fo:border-top-width="0.5pt" fo:border-top-color="black" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">20th March 2011</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" colspan="1" rowspan="1" fo:border-top-style="solid" fo:border-top-width="0.5pt" fo:border-top-color="black" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black" fo:border-right-style="solid" fo:border-right-width="0.5pt" fo:border-right-color="black"><leg:Citation xmlns:leg="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/ssi/2011/181" id="c00005" Class="ScottishStatutoryInstrument" Year="2011" Number="0181">S.S.I. 2011/181</leg:Citation></td></tr><tr><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" colspan="1" rowspan="1" fo:border-top-style="solid" fo:border-top-width="0.5pt" fo:border-top-color="black" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">Sections 1, 2, 3(2), 5(1)(a), (2) and (3), 6(2), 7 to 12, 15<leg:Character xmlns:leg="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" Name="NonBreakingSpace"/>to 17, 18(1) and (2), 19, 31 to 33, 39, 46(2) and 47(2), and schedule<leg:Character xmlns:leg="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/namespaces/legislation" Name="NonBreakingSpace"/>2, paragraphs 6, 8, 9 and 10</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" colspan="1" rowspan="1" fo:border-top-style="solid" fo:border-top-width="0.5pt" fo:border-top-color="black" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black">1st April 2011</td><td xmlns:fo="http://www.w3.org/1999/XSL/Format" colspan="1" rowspan="1" fo:border-top-style="solid" fo:border-top-width="0.5pt" fo:border-top-color="black" fo:border-left-style="solid" fo:border-left-width="0.5pt" fo:border-left-color="black" fo:border-right-style="solid" fo:border-right-width="0.5pt" 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