# The Crime and Punishment (Scotland) Act 1997 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1997, Article 2: Commencement of provisions


The provisions of the Act which are specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order and whose subject matter is specified in column 2 of that Schedule shall, insofar as they are not then in force, come into force on 1st January 1998, but where a particular purpose is specified in relation to any provision in column 3 of that Schedule that provision shall come into force on that day only for that purpose.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/3004/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/crime-and-punishment-scotland-act-1997-commencement-no-4-order-1997/article-2
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