# The Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2023, Article 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation


(1) This Order may be cited as the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2023 and comes into force on 9 March 2023.
(2) In this Order—
“the Act” means the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016,
“the 2012 Act” means the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2023/49/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/criminal-justice-scotland-act-2016-commencement-no-7-order-2023/article-1
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