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  "legislation": "ssi/2014/160",
  "legislation_title": "The Regulatory Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provision) Order 2014",
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  "heading": "PROVISIONS OF 2014 ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 30TH JUNE 2014",
  "text": "Column 1\nProvisions of the 2014 Act\nColumn 2\nSubject-matter\nColumn 3\nPurpose\nSection 1\nPower as respects consistency in regulatory functions\nSection 2\nRegulations under section 1: further provision\nSection 3\nRegulations under section 1: compliance and enforcement\nSection 4\nRegulators’ duty in respect of sustainable economic growth\nSection 5\nCode of practice\nSection 6\nCode of practice: procedure\nSection 7\nPower to modify schedule 1\nSection 8\nScope of Part 2\nSection 9\nMeaning of “relevant function”\nSection 10\nNomination of primary authorities\nSection 11\nNomination of primary authorities: conditions and registers\nSection 12\nPrimary authorities: power to make further provision\nSection 13\nAdvice and guidance\nSection 14\nPower to charge\nSection 15\nGuidance\nSection 16\nGeneral purpose: protecting and improving the environment\nSection 17\nMeaning of expressions used in section 16 and schedule 2\nSection 18\nRegulations relating to protecting and improving the environment\nSection 19\nRegulations relating to protecting and improving the environment: consultation\nSection 20\nFixed monetary penalties\nSection 21\nFixed monetary penalties: procedure\nSection 22\nFixed monetary penalties: effect on criminal proceedings etc.\nSection 23\nVariable monetary penalties\nSection 24\nVariable monetary penalties: procedure\nSection 25\nVariable monetary penalties: effect on criminal proceedings etc.\nSection 26\nUndertakings under section 24: non-compliance penalties\nSection 27\nEnforcement undertakings\nSection 28\nCombination of sanctions\nSection 29\nMonetary penalties\nSection 30\nCosts recovery\nSection 31\nGuidance as to use of enforcement measures\nSection 32\nPublication of enforcement action\nSection 33\nInterpretation of Chapter 2\nSection 34\nCompensation orders against persons convicted of relevant offences\nSection 35\nFines for relevant offences: court to consider financial benefits\nSection 36\nPower to order conviction etc. for offence to be publicised\nSection 37\nCorporate offending\nSection 38\nVicarious liability for certain offences by employees and agents\nSection 39\nLiability where activity carried out by arrangement with another\nSection 40\nSignificant environmental harm: offence\nSection 41\nPower of court to order offence to be remedied\nSection 42\nCorporate offending\nSection 43\nOffences relating to supply of carrier bags: fixed penalty notices\nSection 44\nOrders under sections 36 and 41: prosecutor’s right of appeal\nSection 45\nContaminated land and special sites\nSection 46\nAmendment of powers under section 108 of Environment Act 1995\nSection 47\nCarriers of controlled waste: offences by partnerships affecting registration\nSection 48\nWaste management licences: offences by partnerships\nSection 49\nDuty of local authorities in relation to air quality assessments etc.\nSection 50\nSmoke control areas: authorised fuels and exempt fireplaces\nSection 51\nGeneral purpose of SEPA\nSection 52\nAnnual report on operation of Part 3\nSection 53\nMeaning of “relevant offence” and “SEPA” in Part 3\nSection 55\nPlanning authorities’ functions: charges and fees\nSection 56\nApplication for street trader’s licence: food businesses\nSection 57\nConsequential modifications and repeals\nFor the purpose of commencing paragraphs 2 to 5, 7, 8(1) and (2), 9, 11(1) to (3), 12 to 23 and 25 to 44 of schedule 3 to the 2014 Act\nSchedule 1\nRegulators for the purposes of Part 1\nSchedule 2\nParticular purposes for which provision may be made under section 18\nSchedule 3, paragraphs 2 to 5, 7, 8(1) and (2), 9, 11(1) to (3), 12 to 23 and 25 to 44\nMinor and consequential modifications",
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