[PW] An obscurity in Scottish Law

[Bye, Dan J]

I looked it up in Westlaw UK.

The commencement dates are given as follows:

July 13, 1990 (Royal Assent)
s. 1 July 13, 1990 
s. 1(1)-(4) July 13, 1991 (1990 c. 22 s. 3(2)) 
s. 1(5)-(6) July 13, 1990 
s. 1(7) July 13, 1991 (1990 c. 22 s. 3(2)) 
s. 2 July 13, 1991 (1990 c. 22 s. 3(2)) 
s. 3 July 13, 1990 

DAn

> -----Original Message-----
> From: project-wombat-bounces at lists.project-wombat.org 
> [mailto:project-wombat-bounces at lists.project-wombat.org] On 
> Behalf Of Peter Zilahy Ingerman, PhD
> Sent: 24 May 2008 18:15
> To: list at project-wombat.org
> Subject: Re: [PW] An obscurity in Scottish Law
> 
> Thank you, Wendy. But doesn't that contradict the Act itself, 
> that states "This Act (except section 1(5) and (6) and this 
> section) shall come into force at the end of the period of 12 
> months beginning with the date on which it is passed.", which 
> would make the effective date 1991 Jun 13?
> 
> Peter Ingerman
> 
> Wendy Miller wrote:
> 
> >At the very bottom of this link to a page about the law that 
> I found in the UK Statute Law Database, January 2, 1991, is 
> given as the effective date:
> >http://tinyurl.com/48c2ge
> >
> >Wendy Miller