The Legal Writings (Counterparts and Delivery) (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015

Made3rd June 2015

Laid before the Scottish Parliament5th June 2015

Coming into force1st July 2015

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 6(2) of the Legal Writings (Counterparts and Delivery) (Scotland) Act 20151.

Citation and commencement1.

This Order may be cited as the Legal Writings (Counterparts and Delivery) (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 and comes into force on 1st July 2015.

Day appointed2.

The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Legal Writings (Counterparts and Delivery) (Scotland) Act 2015 (so far as not already in force) is 1st July 2015.

FERGUS EWING

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

3rd June 2015

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force the Legal Writings (Counterparts and Delivery) (Scotland) Act 2015 (“the Act”) on 1st July 2015, insofar as it is not already in force. Sections 5 to 7 of the Act came into force on 2nd April 2015, the day after the Act received Royal Assent.