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(1) This Order may be cited as the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2015 and comes into force on 13th November 2015.
(2) In this Order—
 “the Act” means the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015; and
 “the 2003 Act” means the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003.
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(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the table in the Schedule (the subject matter of which is described in column 2 of that table) is 13th November 2015.
(2) Where a purpose is specified in column 3 of that table in relation to any provision specified in column 1, that provision comes into force on 13th November 2015 only for that purpose.
MARCO BIAGI
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
27th October 2015
SCHEDULE
Article 2


Column 1Provisions of the Act Column 2Subject Matter Column 3Purpose
Section 9(2), (5) and (6) Localities: comparison of outcomes For the purpose of making regulations
Section 15 Guidance about community planning For the purpose of issuing guidance for the purposes of Part 2 of the Act
Section 18 Interpretation of Part 2 
Section 20(2) and (3) Meaning of “community participation body” For the purpose of making orders
Section 21(2), (3), (4), (8) and (9) Meaning of “public service authority” For the purpose of making orders
Section 23 Regulations with further provision about participation requests 
Section 24(7)(a) and (8) Participation requests: decisions For the purpose of making regulations
Section 26(6) Proposed outcome improvement process For the purpose of making regulations
Section 29(3) Modification of outcome improvement process For the purpose of making regulations
Section 31(6) Reporting For the purpose of making regulations
Section 34 Guidance on participation requests For the purpose of issuing guidance for the purposes of Part 3 of the Act
Section 35 Interpretation of Part 3 
Section 37(1), (4), (7) and (8) Community bodies For the purpose of making regulations under section 34(5)(a) of the 2003 Act
Section 40 Public notice of certain applications For the purpose of making regulations under section 37(4)(b) and (4A) of the 2003 Act
Section 42(1), (2), (4) and (9) Procedure for late applications: similar community bodies For the purpose of making regulations under section 39(7)(c) of the 2003 Act
Section 44 Notification of transfer: specifications of maps, plans or other drawings For the purpose of making regulations under section 41(3)(b) of the 2003 Act
Section 49 Appointment of person to conduct ballot on proposal to buy land: prescribed information to be provided to ballotter For the purpose of making regulations under section 51A(2)(b) and (6) of the 2003 Act
Section 50 Consent under section 51 of the 2003 Act: prescribed information For the purpose of making regulations under section 51B(2)(b), (3) and (4) of the 2003 Act
Section 52 Ballot not conducted as prescribed For the purpose of making regulations under section 52(7) of the 2003 Act
Section 76 Meaning of “the 2003 Act” in Part 4 of the Act 
Section 77(2) and (3) Meaning of “community transfer body” For the purpose of making orders
Section 78(2), (3) and (4) Meaning of “relevant authority” For the purpose of making orders
Section 81 Asset transfer requests: regulations 
Section 82(8)(a) and (9) Asset transfer requests: decisions For the purpose of making regulations
Section 83(10) Agreement to asset transfer request For the purpose of making regulations
Section 85(3), (4) and (10) Asset transfer requests: appeals For the purpose of making regulations
Section 86(3), (4), (7)(b)(i) and (9) Review by local authority For the purpose of making regulations
Section 87(3), (4) and (9) Review of decisions by the Scottish Ministers For the purpose of making regulations
Section 88(3) Appeals from reviews under section 86 For the purpose of making regulations
Section 89(2), (3) and (4) Decisions by relevant authority specified under section 85(2)(c): reviews For the purpose of making regulations or orders
Section 90(12), (13) and (14) No concluded contract: appeals For the purpose of making regulations
Section 94(4), (5) and (6) Duty to publish register of land For the purposes of making regulations and issuing guidance for the purposes of section 94 of the Act
Section 96 Guidance on asset transfer requests For the purpose of issuing guidance for the purposes of Part 5 of the Act
Section 97 Interpretation of Part 5 
Section 103 Guidance about common good registers 
Section 105 Guidance about disposal etc. of common good property 
Section 106 Interpretation of Part 8 
Section 137 Guidance on allotments For the purpose of issuing guidance under section 137(1) of the Act
Section 139(1) to (5) and (7) Participation in decisions of certain persons exercising public functions For the purpose of making regulations
Section 144(1) and schedule 4 so far as they relate to paragraph 8(1) and (2)(d) of schedule 4 Minor and consequential amendments: notice by Ministers of their decision whether or not a community interest is to be entered in the Register of Community Interests in Land For the purpose of making regulations under section 37(18) of the 2003 Act
Section 144(1) and schedule 4 so far as they relate to paragraph 8(1) and (4)(a) of schedule 4 Minor and consequential amendments: ballot procedure: prescribed form of return For the purpose of making regulations under section 52(3) of the 2003 Act