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The Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 12 and Saving Provision) Order 2020

S.S.I. 2020/448 · Made 17 December 2020

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Community Empowerment

Made 17th December 2020

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 21st December 2020

Coming into force 24th February 2021

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 145(2) and (3) of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015f1.

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Footnotes

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2015 asp 6.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Appointed day
  3. 3Saving provision
  4. Signature
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 12 and Saving Provision) Order 2020 and comes into force on 24 February 2021.

2Appointed day

The day appointed for the coming into force, insofar as not already in force, of sections 62 to 73 of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (modifications of Part 3 of Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003) is 24 February 2021.

3Saving provision

The provisions brought into force by this Order are of no effect in relation to applications made under section 73(2) of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003f1 before 24 February 2021.

Signature

FERGUS EWING

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

17th December 2020

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force sections 62 to 73 of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (“the Act”) on 24 February 2021, in so far as not already in force. Those provisions modify Part 3 of the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 (the Crofting Community Right to Buy).

The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 24 July 2015. Sections 141 to 143, 145 and 146 came into force the following day.