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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Prescription (Scotland) Act 2018 (Commencement, Saving and Transitional Provisions) Regulations 2022 and come into force on 1 June 2022.
(2) In these Regulations—
 “prescriptive period” has the meaning given in section 15(1) (interpretation of Part 1) of the 1973 Act,
 “the 1973 Act” means the Prescription and Limitation (Scotland) Act 1973,
 “the 2018 Act” means the Prescription (Scotland) Act 2018.
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(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the 2018 Act insofar as not already in force is 28 February 2025.
(2) The day appointed for the coming into force of section 5 (start point of prescriptive period for obligations to pay damages) and section 13 (restrictions on contracting out) of the 2018 Act is 1 June 2022.
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(1) Amendments to the 1973 Act made by the 2018 Act, except for those made by sections 5 and 13, have no effect in relation to any right or obligation which was extinguished before the day appointed in regulation 2(1).
(2) Section 5 of the 2018 Act has no effect in relation to any right or obligation which was extinguished before the day appointed in regulation 2(2).
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(1) Where amendments to the 1973 Act made by the 2018 Act would, apart from this regulation, have the effect that a prescriptive period expired before the day appointed in regulation 2(1), the amendments instead have the effect that the prescriptive period is extended so that it expires on the day before the day appointed in regulation 2(1).
(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to the amendments made by sections 5 and 13 of the 2018 Act.
ASH REGAN
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
24th February 2022