
2023 No. 310 (C. 22)
Constitutional Law
Exiting The European Union
Environmental Protection
The UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2021 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2023
Made 31st October 2023
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 2nd November 2023
Coming into force 15th November 2023
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 51(2) and 51(3)(b) of the UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2021.
Citation and commencement

1 
These Regulations may be cited as the UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2021 (Commencement No. 3) Regulations 2023 and come into force on 15 November 2023.
Appointed days

2 
15 November 2023 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 17 (guidance) of the UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2021.
3 
16 November 2023 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2021—
(a) section 14 (Ministers’ duties to have due regard to the guiding principles),
(b) section 15 (other authorities’ duty to have due regard to the guiding principles), so far as not already in force,
(c) section 16 (purpose of the duties under sections 14 and 15).
MAIRI MCALLAN
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
31st October 2023