
1 
This Order may be cited as the Patient Rights (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2012 and comes into force on 1st April 2012.
2 
The days appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Patient Rights (Scotland) Act 2011 are—
(a) 1st April 2012 for sections 1 to 7, 14 to 21 and 23 and the schedule; and
(b) 1st October 2012 for the remaining provisions, insofar as these provisions are not already in force.
NICOLA STURGEON
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
8th February 2012