Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1973
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1973 No. 2181 (C. 66) (S. 158)
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, SCOTLAND
The Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (Commencement No. 2) Order 197319thDecember 1973
In exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 238(2) of the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973(a), and of all other powers enabling me in that behalf, I hereby make the following order:—
1. This order may be cited as the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1973.
2.—(1) The Interpretation Act 1889(b) shall apply for the interpretation of this order as it applies for the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.
(2) In this order "the Act" means the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973.
(3) Unless otherwise expressly provided any reference in this order to a numbered section or Schedule shall be construed as a reference to the section or Schedule bearing that number in the Act.
3. Subject to article 9 of this order, the provisions of the Act shall come into operation on 16th May 1975, except in so far as they have already been brought into operation by the Local Government (Scotland) Act 1973 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1973(c) and except in so far as they will have been brought into operation by that date by virtue of any of the following articles of this order.
4. The following provisions of the Act shall come into operation on 20th December 1973:—
Sections 1 and 2;
Section 3(1) to (5) and (7);
Sections 4 to 6;
Sections 8 to 10;
Section 11(3) to the extent necessary to bring into operation the provisions of Schedule 3 specified in this article;
Sections 12 to 43;
Sections 51 to 55;
Section 56(1) to (7) and (11) to (15);
Sections 57 to 63;
Section 64(1) to (3), (6) and (7);
(a) 1973 c. 65.
(b) 1889 c. 63.
(c) S.I. 1973/1886 (1973 III, p. 6556).
Sections 65 to 68;
Sections 70 to 74;
Sections 76 and 77;
Sections 79 to 81;
Section 84;
Sections 86 to 89;
Sections 93 to 107;
Sections 110 to 117;
Sections 119 and 120;
Section 122 to the extent necessary to bring into operation the provisions of Schedule 9 specified in this article;
Section 135(2) to (7);
Section 146(7) and (9);
Section 147(2) to (6);
Section 150(3);
Section 165;
Section 172(2);
Section 175;
Section 185 to the extent necessary to bring into operation the new sections 1(2) and 5(2) and (3) of the Licensing (Scotland) Act 1959(a);
Section 186(1);
Section 186(2) to the extent necessary to bring into operation the provisions of Schedule 24 specified in this article;
Sections 190 to 197;
Section 208;
Section 214(2) to the extent necessary to bring into...
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