The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 (Commencement No. 5) Order 1991

Statutory Instruments

1991 No. 850 (C. 20) (S. 82)

CRIMINAL LAW, SCOTLAND

PROBATION

The Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 (Commencement No. 5) Order 1991

Made

28th March 1991

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 75(2) of the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990 (Commencement No. 5) Order 1991.

Interpretation

2.  In this Order—

“the Act” means the Law Reform (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1990.

Commencement

3.  The provisions of the Act which are specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order, and described by reference to subject matters in column 2 of that Schedule, shall, in so far as they are not then in force, come into force on 1st April 1991.

Michael B. Forsyth

Minister of State, Scottish Office

St. Andrews House,

Edinburgh

28th March 1991

Article 3

SCHEDULE The provisions of the Act which come into force on 1st April 1991

Column 1	Column 2
Section 61	Probation and community service orders and supervision and care of persons on probation or released from prison etc.
Section 62	Supervised attendance orders as alternative to imprisonment on fine default.
Schedule 6	Supervised attendance orders: further provisions
In Schedule 8, paragraph 28	Amendment of the Community Service by Offenders (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 49)

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order appoints 1st April 1991 as the date for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act which are specified in the Schedule to the Order. These provisions are concerned with probation and community service orders and the introduction of supervised attendance orders.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order:

Provisions	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
Sections 63, 72, 74 (partially), 75 and Schedules 8 & 9 (partially)	1.12.1990	1990/2328
Sections 64, 65, 74 (partially) and Schedules 8 & 9 (partially)	1.1.1991	1990/2624
Section 69	1.3.1991	1991/330
Sections 68, 74 (partially) and Schedule 9 (partially)	1.4.1991	1991/330
Sections 16, 23, 34 (partially), 35, 44, 73 (partially) and 74 (partially) and Schedules 1 (Part I only), 3, 4 and 8 (Partially)	1.4.1991	1991/822

(1)

1990 c. 40.