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The Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Act 2012 (Commencement) (Scotland) Order 2014

S.S.I. 2014/34 · Made 5 February 2014

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Prisons

Made 5th February 2014

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 7th February 2014

Coming into force 3rd March 2014

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 5(3) of the Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Act 2012f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2012 c.20.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Appointed day
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Act 2012 (Commencement) (Scotland) Order 2014 and comes into force on 3rd March 2014.

2Appointed day

The day appointed for the coming into force of sections 1 to 4 of the Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Act 2012 is 3rd March 2014.

Signature

KENNY MACASKILL

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

5th February 2014

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings sections 1 to 4 of the Prisons (Interference with Wireless Telegraphy) Act 2012 (“the Act”) into force in respect of Scotland on 3rd March 2014.

The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 19th December 2012. Section 5 came into force on that day.