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The High Hedges (Scotland) Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014

S.S.I. 2014/54 · Made 26 February 2014

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High Hedges

Made 26th February 2014

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 28th February 2014

Coming into force 1st April 2014

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 38(2) of the High Hedges (Scotland) Act 2013f1.

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Footnotes

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2013 asp 6.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Day appointed
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the High Hedges (Scotland) Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2014 and comes into force on 1st April 2014.

2Day appointed

The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the High Hedges (Scotland) Act 2013 (so far as not already in force) is 1st April 2014.

Signature

DEREK MACKAY

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

26th February 2014

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force those provisions of the High Hedges (Scotland) Act 2013 (“the Act”) which are yet to be commenced. The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 2nd May 2013 and, in terms of section 38(1) of the Act, sections 34, 36, 38 and 39 of the Act accordingly came into force on 3rd May 2013. The remaining provisions of the Act are brought into force by this Order on 1st April 2014 and the Act will be fully in force on that date.