# The Scotland Act 2012 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2012, Article 2: Appointed day of 31st October 2012


The day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act is 31st October 2012—
(a) section 8 (constituencies, regions and regional members);
(b) section 13 (exercise of power to make Order disqualifying persons from membership of the Parliament);
(c) section 17 (exercise of functions relating to Seirbheis nam Meadhanan Gàidhlig);
(d) section 19 (misuse of drugs);
(e) section 39 (maximum penalties which may be specified in subordinate legislation); and
(f) Schedule 1 (amendments of Schedule 1 to the 1998 Act).

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2516/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scotland-act-2012-commencement-no-2-order-2012/article-2
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