The Coronavirus (Scotland) Acts (Early Expiry and Suspension of Provisions) Regulations 2021

Year2021

2021 No. 93

Public Health

The Coronavirus (Scotland) Acts (Early Expiry and Suspension of Provisions) Regulations 2021

Made 22th February 2021

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 24th February 2021

Coming into force 29th March 2021

The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 13 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 20201and sections 8(1)(a) and 10 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No. 2) Act 20202, and all other powers enabling them to do so.

S-1 Citation and commencement

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Coronavirus (Scotland) Acts (Early Expiry and Suspension of Provisions) Regulations 2021 and come into force on 29 March 2021.

S-2 Expiry of provisions of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020

Expiry of provisions of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020

2. 30 March 2021 is specified as the day on which the following provisions of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 expire—

(a) paragraph 2(2) of schedule 3 (period for which child assessment order has effect),

(b) schedule 7—

(i) paragraphs 15 to 18 (land registration: period of effect of advance notice),

(ii) paragraphs 20 to 22 (Anatomy Act 1984: extension of periods),

(iii) paragraphs 32 and 33 (muirburn)3.

S-3 Expiry of provisions of the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No. 2) Act 2020

Expiry of provisions of the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No. 2) Act 2020

3. 30 March 2021 is specified as the day on which the following provisions of the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No. 2) Act 2020 expire—

(a) paragraph 7 of schedule 2 (fixed penalty notices under the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (Scotland) Regulations 2020),

(b) schedule 4—

(i) paragraph 13 (low emission zones),

(ii) paragraph 15 (traffic regulation).

S-4 Suspension of provision of the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No. 2) Act 2020

Suspension of provision of the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No. 2) Act 2020

4. The operation of paragraph 24 (marriage and civil partnership) of schedule 1 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) (No. 2) Act 2020 is suspended.

S-5 Saving provision

Saving provision

5. Despite regulation 2(b)(i), paragraph 15 of schedule 7 of the Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020, so far as it provides as to the meaning of a reference in paragraph 19 of that schedule to “the 2012 Act”, continues in effect until paragraph 19 ceases to have effect.

MICHAEL RUSSELL

A member of the Scottish Government

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

22nd February 2021

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