The Act Part 5 – Miscellaneous and General Section 64 – Short title and commencement
118.This section provides for commencement of the Act on 30 December 2002, with the exception of sections 43 and 62. Powers conferred by the Act to make rules of court will be come into force upon Royal Assent to enable them to be in place in advance of the commencement of the rest of the Act. Sections 1 to 9, regarding the debt arrangement scheme, will be brought into force on a day to be appointed by the Scottish Ministers.