Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 3, Saving and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2021.

2

With the exception of those provisions mentioned in paragraph (3), these Regulations come into force on 1 February 2021.

3

Regulations 2 and 3 and the schedule come into force on 1 June 2021.

4

In these Regulations—

a

unless otherwise stated, a reference to a numbered provision is to the provision so numbered in the Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020,

b

“the 2004 Act” means the Civil Partnership Act 20042.