# The Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2020, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations bring into force section 2(1), (3)(f) and (4)(b), section 7(1), (2)(b) and (2)(f), and paragraph 5(1) and (19)(b) of schedule 2 of the Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 for the purpose of making regulations under powers conferred, or modified, by those provisions.
The Civil Partnership (Scotland) Act 2020 received Royal Assent on 28 July 2020. Sections 15, 16 and 17 came into force the following day.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2020/457/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/civil-partnership-scotland-act-2020-commencement-no-2-regulations-2020/note
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