247.This section sets out when the provisions of the Act will come into force (i.e. take effect).
248.All of the final sections in Part 3, including this section, will come into force automatically on the day after Royal Assent is granted.
249.The provisions which are set out in subsection (3) will come into force on the later of the day after Royal Assent and 1 December 2025. The provisions in question are the criminal justice measures which are essentially making permanent provision which is already in force on a temporary basis just now.
250.All other provisions will be commenced in accordance with regulations made by the Scottish Ministers under this section. Such regulations may include transitional, transitory or saving provision related to commencement and may make different provision for different purposes. In particular, this allows different provisions to be commenced on different days.
251.Regulations under this section will, unless exercised in conjunction with powers under other sections, be laid before the Scottish Parliament but will not be subject to any parliamentary procedure (see section 30 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010).
Interpretation Part 3: Final Provisions Section 34 – Commencement