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The Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act 2021 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2022

Type Scottish-Statutory-Instrument

Publication 2022-06-15

State In force

Jurisdiction Scotland

Department King's Printer for Scotland

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Made: 15th June 2022

Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 17th June 2022

Coming into force: 15th August 2022

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred on them by section 11(2) of the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act 2021[^f00001].

Citation and commencement

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act 2021 (Commencement No. 2) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 15 August 2022.

Appointed day

2

15 August 2022 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act 2021—

(a) section 1 (local authorities to ensure period products generally obtainable free of charge),

(b) section 2 (education providers to ensure period products obtainable free of charge by pupils and students),

(c) section 3 (specified public service bodies to ensure period products obtainable free of charge by persons in their premises),

(d) section 4 (arrangements under sections 1, 2 and 3: particular requirements), and

(e) section 8 (information to be provided to public).

Signed

CHRISTINA MCKELVIE — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 15th June 2022

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations bring into force sections 1 to 4 and section 8 of the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act 2021 (“the Act”) on 15 August 2022.

The Period Products in Schools (Scotland) Regulations 2020 (S.S.I. 2020/183) will be revoked when section 2(8) of the Act is brought into force.

The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 12 January 2021. Sections 9 (key definitions), 10 (interpretation), 11 (commencement) and 12 (short title) came into force on the following day. Sections 5 (guidance), 6 (statement on exercise of functions), and 7 (consultation) were brought into force by the Period Products (Free Provision) (Scotland) Act 2021 (Commencement No. 1) Regulations 2021 (S.S.I. 2021/104) on 18 March 2021.

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