Citation and commencement

1. This Order may be cited as the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 (Commencement No. 1) (Scotland) Order 2011 and comes into force on 24th June 2011.

Day appointed

2. The day appointed for section 138 (application of construction contracts legislation) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 to come into force is 24th June 2011.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

So far as extending to Scotland, this Order brings into force section 138 (application of construction contracts legislation) of the Local Democracy, Economic Development and Construction Act 2009 ("the Act") on the 24th June 2011.

Section 138 inserts a new section 106A into the Housing Grants, Construction and Regeneration Act 1996 allowing the Scottish Ministers to disapply any or all of the provisions of Part 2 (construction contracts) of that Act as regards any description of construction contract.

Part 9 of the Act came into force on the date of Royal Assent on 12th November 2009.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force in relation to Scotland by a Commencement Order made before the date of this Order.