Statutory Instruments of the Scottish Parliament

(a) to those public authorities listed in Parts 4 and 5 of schedule 1 to that Act, until 1st December 2003; and

(b) to those public authorities listed in Part 7 of schedule 1 to that Act, until 1st March 2004.

    (4) Sections 50, 51, 53 and 54 of the Act shall come into force on 31st October 2003 but only for the purpose of the processing of publication schemes required under section 23 of that Act.


ANDREW P KERR
A member of the Scottish Executive

Victoria Quay, Edinburgh
2nd October 2003

(a) fees regulations to be made;

(b) the Scottish Information Commissioner to lay reports before the Scottish Parliament;

(c) the Scottish Information Commissioner to share information with the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman and the Information Commissioner;

(d) exemption of the Scottish Parliament and the Scottish Administration from prosecution under the Act; and

(e) public authorities to be immune from civil liability in respect of any failure to comply with any duty imposed under the Act.




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NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)



Provision of the Act	Date of commencement	S.S.I. No.
Sections 3(1), 4, 5, 6, 7, 24, 42, 43, 45, 60, 61, 62, 64, 70(1) and (2), 71, 73 and schedules 1 and 2	30.09.02	2002/437