# The Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (Commencement No. 1) (Scotland) Regulations 2020, Note: Explanatory note


(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations bring into force, on 1 January 2021, the following provisions of the Offensive Weapons Act 2019 (the Act): sections 5, 7, 11, 13(5), 34(1), 36, 46(15), 66 (so far as it confers functions on the Scottish Ministers).
The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 16 May 2019. The following provisions, as regards Scotland, came into force on the day the Act was passed: sections 48(2) and (4), section 49(3), (4) and (7) to (12), section 54(1), section 54(2) (partially), section 54(3) (partially), section 54(3) (partially) section 54(5) and (7)(a), sections 57 to 61, section 63(1), section 68, section 69, section 70, section 71. The Act makes provision for and in connection with offences relating to offensive weapons.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2020/410/note (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/offensive-weapons-act-2019-commencement-no-1-scotland-regulations-2020/note
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