LegalizeThe Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 (Commencement) Regulations 2018
Made: 18th September 2018
Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 20th September 2018
Coming into force: 4th October 2018
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 31 of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018[^f00001].
Citation and commencement
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 (Commencement) Regulations 2018 and come into force on 4 October 2018.
Appointed day
2
The day appointed for the coming into force of sections 3 to 6, 15 to 21 and 27 to 29 of the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 is 4 October 2018.
Signed
PAUL WHEELHOUSE — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 18th September 2018
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
The Bill for the Islands (Scotland) Act 2018 (“the Act”) received Royal Assent on 6 July 2018. Sections 1, 2, 30, 31 and 32 came into force on the following day. These Regulations bring sections 3 to 6, 15 to 21 and 27 to 29 into force on 4 October 2018. The Act makes provision for a national islands plan, duties in relation to island communities imposed on certain public authorities, the electoral representation of island communities and to establish a licensing scheme in respect of marine developments adjacent to islands.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 2018 asp 12.
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