Regulation 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

These Regulations may be cited as the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021 (Commencement and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2024 and come into force on 1 April 2024.

In these Regulations—

• “existing law” means each of the 1986 Act, the 1995 Act, the 1998 Act, the 2003 Act and the 2009 Act,

• “the 1986 Act” means the Public Order Act 1986^f1,

• “the 1995 Act” means the Criminal Law (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 1995^f2,

• “the 1998 Act” means the Crime and Disorder Act 1998^f3,

• “the 2003 Act” means the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2003^f4,

• “the 2009 Act” means the Offences (Aggravation by Prejudice) (Scotland) Act 2009^f5,

• “the 2021 Act” means the Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Act 2021.