2020 No. 49 (C. 3)

Sports Grounds And Sporting Events

The UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2020

Made

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 35(2) of the UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Act 20201.

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 9 March 2020.

2

In these Regulations, “the Act” means the UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Act 2020.

Appointed day2

The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the table in the schedule of these Regulations (the subject matter of which is described in the corresponding entry in column 2) is 9 March 2020.

BEN MACPHERSONAuthorised to sign by the Scottish MinistersSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh

SCHEDULEProvisions of the Act coming into force on 9 March 2020

Regulation 2

Column 1

Provisions of the Act

Column 2

Subject matter

1

Meaning of key terms

5

Provision of electronic facilities

6

Ban on outdoor trading within event zones

7

Trading activities, places and prohibited times

8

Trading permitted in prescribed circumstances

12

Ban on advertising within event zones

13

Advertising activities, places and prohibited times

14

Advertising permitted in prescribed circumstances

26

Compensation and recovery of costs

29

Action under sections 18 to 25: procedure

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring sections 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 26 and 29 of the UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Act 2020 (“the Act”) into force on 9 March 2020.

The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 23 January 2020. Sections 32 to 37 came into force on the following day.