# The Scotland Act 1998 (Commencement) Order 1998, Article 2: Appointed days


(1) All the provisions of the Act, so far as not then in force, shall come into force on 1st July 1999, except the provisions specified in Schedule 5 to this Order.
(2) The provisions of the Act, specified in column 1 of any of the Schedules to this Order and the subject matter of which is described in column 2 of that Schedule shall, so far as not then in force, come into force on the day appointed in relation to that Schedule in the Table below but, where a particular purpose is specified in relation to any provision in column 3 of that Schedule, that provision shall come into force on that day only for that purpose.
TABLE
Schedule
Appointed day
1
25th January 1999
2
1st April 1999
3
6th May 1999
4
20th May 1999
5
1st April 2000

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1998/3178/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-1998-commencement-order-1998/article-2
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