LegalizeThe Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012 (Commencement) Order 2012
Made: 24th January 2012
Laid before the Scottish Parliament: 26th January 2012
Coming into force: 1st March 2012
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section12(2) of the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012[^f00001].
Citation and commencement
1
This Order may be cited as the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012 (Commencement) Order2012 and comes into force on 1stMarch 2012.
Appointed day
2
1stMarch 2012 is the day appointed for the coming into force of all provisions of the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012 so far as not already in force.
Signed
R CUNNINGHAM — Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers — 24th January 2012
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Order brings into force on 1st March 2012 those provisions of the Offensive Behaviour at Football and Threatening Communications (Scotland) Act 2012 which are not already in force.
The Act received Royal Assent on 19thJanuary 2012. Sections12 and 13 came into force on the day of Royal Assent. The remaining provisions of the Act come into force on 1stMarch 2012.
Footnotes
[^f00001]: 2012 asp 1.
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