Part 6Final provisions
I159Commencement
1
The following provisions of this Act come into force on the days set out in the table below, with the day specified in the first column for the provision specified in the corresponding entry in the second column.
Day | Provision |
Day after Royal Assent | Sections 58, 59, and 60 |
1 September 2022 | Sections 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 51 and 54 |
24 September 2022 | Sections 4 and 26 |
1 October 2022 | Sections 18, 19, 20, 21, 23, 24, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 52, 53, 55, 56 and 57, and the schedule |
1 November 2022 | Sections 22 and 42 |
2
In relation to section 25—
a
subsections (6) and (7) come into force—
i
on 1 September 2022 for the purposes of making regulations under sections 18 and 18B of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965,
ii
on 24 September 2022 for all other purposes, and
b
the remaining subsections come into force on 24 September 2022.
3
In relation to section 27—
a
subsections (2), (4) and (6) come into force—
i
on 1 September 2022 for the purposes of making regulations under sections 23, 25 and 28ZA of the Registration of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Scotland) Act 1965,
ii
on 24 September 2022 for all other purposes, and
b
the remaining subsections come into force on 24 September 2022.
4
The other provisions of this Act come into force on such day as the Scottish Ministers may by regulations appoint.
5
Regulations under subsection (4) may—
a
include transitional, transitory or saving provision,
b
make different provision for different purposes.