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The Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2009

S.S.I. 2009/275 · Made 14 July 2009

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Local Government

Made 14th July 2009

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 62(2) of the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003f1 and of all other powers enabling them to do so.

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Footnotes

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2003 asp 1.

Contents

  1. 1Citation
  2. 2Commencement
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation

This Order may be cited as the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2009.

2Commencement

Section 40 of the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (power of local authorities to invest money) shall come into force on 8th September 2009.

Signature

JOHN SWINNEY

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

14th July 2009

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

Article 2 of this Order appoints a day for the coming into force of section 40 of the Local Government in Scotland Act 2003 (“the Act”).

Section 40 provides that the Scottish Ministers may make Regulations, specifying the investments which local authorities may make and providing for guidance to regulate the investment activity.

The provisions of the Act remaining to be commenced after the making of this Order are sections 8 (partially), 9 and 11.