# The Scotland Act 2012 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2015

S.I. 2015/682 · made 17 March 2015

Article 2 of this Order commences sections 1 and 3 of the Scotland Act 2012 (c.11) on 1st July 2015. Section 1 transfers certain of the executive functions in section 12 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) relating to the conduct and administration of Scottish Parliament elections, which are currently exercisable by the Secretary of State, to the Scottish Ministers. It also introduces a new section 12A which sets out the powers to make provision about elections that continue to be exercisable by the Secretary of State. Section 3 makes supplementary and transitional provision in connection with the transfer of responsibility to the Scottish Ministers.

Made under: Scotland Act 2012 (Section 44)

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## Introductory text

Constitutional Law
Devolution, Scotland
Made 17th March 2015
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 44(5) of the Scotland Act 2012:

## 1 Citation

This Order may be cited as the Scotland Act 2012 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2015.

## 2 Appointed Day

The day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Scotland Act 2012 is 1st July 2015—
(a) section 1 (administration of elections);
(b) section 3 (supplementary and transitional provision about elections).

## Signature

David Mundell
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Scotland Office
Dover House,
London
17th March 2015

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
Article 2 of this Order commences sections 1 and 3 of the Scotland Act 2012 (c.11) on 1st July 2015. Section 1 transfers certain of the executive functions in section 12 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46) relating to the conduct and administration of Scottish Parliament elections, which are currently exercisable by the Secretary of State, to the Scottish Ministers. It also introduces a new section 12A which sets out the powers to make provision about elections that continue to be exercisable by the Secretary of State. Section 3 makes supplementary and transitional provision in connection with the transfer of responsibility to the Scottish Ministers.

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