(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force certain provisions of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (“the Act”).
Article 2 commences from 15th April 2016 the provisions of the Act set out in the table in the Schedule, for limited purposes where specified. The commencement of sections 1 to 3 of the Act brings into force Part 1 of the Act on national outcomes. The remaining provisions which are brought into force constitute amendments to Part 2 and Part 4 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 on the community right to buy land under Part 2 of that Act.
Article 3 provides for savings. The provisions set out in the table in the Schedule have no effect in the circumstances listed in article 3. The circumstances all relate to an application to register a community interest in land made before 15th April 2016.
The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 24th July 2015. Sections 141 to 143, 145 and 146 came into force the following day.