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The Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 (Suspension: Muirburn) Regulations 2020

S.S.I. 2020/260 · Made 26 August 2020

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Public Health

Made 26th August 2020

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 28th August 2020

Coming into force 1st October 2020

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 11(1)(a) of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020f1, and all other powers enabling them to do so.

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Footnotes

f1

2020 asp 7.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Suspension of provisions in the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

These Regulations may be cited as the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 (Suspension: Muirburn) Regulations 2020 and come into force on 1 October 2020.

2Suspension of provisions in the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020

The operation of paragraphs 32 and 33 (muirburn) of schedule 7 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 is suspended.

Signature

FERGUS EWING

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

26th August 2020

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations suspend the operation of paragraphs 32 and 33 of schedule 7 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 (“the Act”). Those provisions relate to muirburn.

Paragraphs 32 and 33 of schedule 7 of the Act modify section 23 of the Hill Farming Act 1946, with the effect of suspending the muirburn season during the period in which paragraph 33 has effect. These Regulations suspend the operation of paragraphs 32 and 33 in order to enable the muirburn season to commence from 1 October 2020.