2021 No. 152

Public Health

The Coronavirus (Scotland) Acts (Amendment of Expiry Dates) Regulations 2021
Made
18th March 2021
Coming into force
30th March 2021
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 12(3)(b) of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 and section 9(3)(b) of the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No. 2) Act 2020 , and all other powers enabling them to do so.
In accordance with section 12(6) of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 and section 9(6) of the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No. 2) Act 2020 the Scottish Ministers have laid before the Scottish Parliament a statement of reasons as to why this instrument should be made.
In accordance with section 12(5) of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 and section 9(5) of the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No. 2) Act 2020, a draft of this instrument has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Scottish Parliament.

Citation and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Coronavirus (Scotland) Acts (Amendment of Expiry Dates) Regulations 2021 and come into force on 30 March 2021.

Amendment of expiry date of Part 1 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020
2
1
The Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 is amended as follows.
2
In section 12(1) (expiry) for “31 March 2021” substitute “30 September 2021”.

Amendment of expiry date of Part 1 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No. 2) Act 2020
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1
The Coronavirus (Scotland) (No. 2) Act 2020 is amended as follows.
2
In section 9(1) (expiry) for “31 March 2021” substitute “30 September 2021”.
MICHAEL RUSSELL
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
18th March 2021

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations amend the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 (the “first Act”) and the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No. 2) Act 2020 (the “second Act”).
Part 1 of the first Act and Part 1 of the second Act expire on 31 March 2021. The Coronavirus (Scotland) Acts (Amendment of Expiry Dates) Regulations 2020 amended the expiry date of Part 1 of the first Act and Part 1 of the second Act to 31 March 2021.
These Regulations further amend those Acts so that Part 1 of the first Act and Part 1 of the second Act now expire on 30 September 2021.
An impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument.
2020 asp 7.
2020 asp 10.
Section 12(1) was amended by S.S.I. 2020/299.
Section 9(1) was amended by S.S.I. 2020/299.