Citation

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

Appointed Day

2.  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).

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.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Scotland Act 2012 have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order.