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The Scottish Fiscal Commission Act 2016 (Commencement and Transitory Provision) Regulations 2016

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Scottish Statutory Instruments

2016 No. 326 (C. 30)

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The Scottish Fiscal Commission Act 2016 (Commencement and Transitory Provision) Regulations 2016

Made

25th October 2016

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

26th October 2016

Coming into force

9th November 2016

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 31(2) and (3) of the Scottish Fiscal Commission Act 2016(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Scottish Fiscal Commission Act 2016 (Commencement and Transitory Provision) Regulations 2016 and come into force on 9th November 2016.

(2) In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Scottish Fiscal Commission Act 2016.

Appointed days

2.—(1) The day appointed for the coming into force of section 8 of the Act (power to modify the Commission’s functions) is 9th November 2016.

(2) The day appointed for the coming into force of the remaining provisions of the Act insofar as not already in force is 1st April 2017.

Transitory provision

3.  In the period until 1st April 2017, the duty in section 8(4) of the Act is to apply as a duty to consult the non-statutory Commission (within the meaning given by section 28(6) of the Act).

DEREK MACKAY

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

25th October 2016

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations commence provisions of the Scottish Fiscal Commission Act 2016 (“the Act”). In terms of regulation 2 of the Regulations section 8 of the Act is commenced on 9th November 2016 with the remaining provisions insofar as not yet in force commenced on 1st April 2017. Regulation 3 is a transitory provision allowing the Scottish Ministers’ duty to consult the Scottish Fiscal Commission on making regulations to amend the Act to be discharged until 1st April 2017 by the Scottish Ministers consulting the non-statutory Scottish Fiscal Commission.

The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 14th April 2016. Sections 30 to 32 came into force on 15th April 2016.

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