The Bill for the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner Act 2020 received Royal Assent on 20 April 2020. Sections 37, 38, 40 and 41 came into force on the following day. Regulations 1 and 2 bring the remaining provisions of the Act into force on 1 December 2020.

Regulation 3 amends section 28(6)(a) of the Act so that the Scottish Biometrics Commissioner is required to lay the first strategic plan before the Scottish Parliament by 1 December 2021.