Citation and interpretation

1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Scotland Act 2012 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2012.

(2) In this Order, “the Act” means the Scotland Act 2012.

Appointed day of 31st October 2012

2. The day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act is 31st October 2012—

(a) section 8 (constituencies, regions and regional members);

(b) section 13 (exercise of power to make Order disqualifying persons from membership of the Parliament);

(c) section 17 (exercise of functions relating to Seirbheis nam Meadhanan Gàidhlig);

(d) section 19 (misuse of drugs);

(e) section 39 (maximum penalties which may be specified in subordinate legislation); and

(f) Schedule 1 (amendments of Schedule 1 to the 1998 Act).

Appointed day of 1st August 2013

3. The day appointed for the coming into force of section 18 of the Act (Crown Estate Commissioner with special responsibility for Scotland) is 1st August 2013.