Appointed dayI12

The day appointed for the coming into force of each provision of the Act shown in column 1 of the following table (the subject matter of which is specified in column 2 of the table) is 16 October 2019, but, where a purpose is specified in column 3 of the table in relation to a provision in column 1, that provision comes into force only for that purpose—

Column 1Provision

Column 2Subject matter

Column 3Purpose

Section 1

South of Scotland Enterprise

Section 2

People constituting body and staff

Section 3

Exclusion of Crown status

Section 4

Applicants on public bodies legislation

Section 8(1)

General powers

For the limited purpose of enabling South of Scotland Enterprise to enter into contracts and to acquire and dispose of land and other property.

Section 8(2)(a) and (b)

General powers

Section 8(3)

General powers

For the limited purpose of enabling South of Scotland Enterprise to enter into contracts and to acquire and dispose of land and other property.

Section 9

Headquarters

Section 13

Authority to perform functions

Section 14

Validity of things done

Section 15

Accounts and audit

Section 16

Annual report

Section 17

Direction

For the limited purpose of issuing a direction in accordance with section 9

Section 19

Financial assistance

Section 20(2)

Transfer of property and liabilities

Section 21

Meaning of South of Scotland

Schedule 1

Members and staff

Schedule 2

Application of public bodies legislation