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Coronavirus (Scotland) (No.2) Act 2020

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. PART 1 Main provisions

    1. Key expression

      1. 1.Meaning of “coronavirus”

    2. Protection of the individual

      1. 2.Protection of the individual

    3. Justice

      1. 3.Operation of the justice system

    4. Reports, accounts and other documents

      1. 4.Reports, accounts and other documents

    5. Other measures in response to coronavirus

      1. 5.Other measures in response to coronavirus

  3. PART 2 Supporting and final provisions

    1. Supporting provisions

      1. 6.Advancement of equality and non-discrimination

      2. 7.Subordinate legislation making powers

      3. 8.Power to suspend and revive provisions

      4. 9.Expiry

      5. 10.Power to bring forward expiry

      6. 11.Power to amend Act in consequence of amendments to subordinate legislation

    2. Reporting requirements

      1. 12.Reports by the Scottish Ministers on the status of provisions

      2. 13.Reviews: information about domestic abuse

      3. 14.Reports by the Scottish Ministers on coronavirus-related instruments

    3. General

      1. 15.Ancillary provision

      2. 16.Commencement

      3. 17.Short title

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Protection of the individual

      1. PART 1 Student residential tenancy: termination by tenant

        1. 1.Interpretation of this Part

        2. 2.Tenant’s ability to bring tenancy to an end

        3. 3.Requirements for notice to be given by tenant

      2. PART 2 Tenancies: pre-action requirements for order for possession or eviction order on ground of rent arrears

        1. 4.Assured and short assured tenancy

        2. 5.Private residential tenancy

      3. PART 3 Carer’s allowance supplement

        1. 6.(1) The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 applies in accordance...

      4. PART 4 Social care staff support fund

        1. 7.(1) The Scottish Ministers must, as soon as practicable after...

      5. PART 5 Bankruptcy

        1. 8.Electronic service of documents

        2. 9.Financial criteria for minimal asset process

        3. 10.Meaning of “qualified creditor”

        4. 11.Deadline for sending proposals for debtor’s contribution

        5. 12.Virtual meetings of creditors

        6. 13.Electronic signature of forms

        7. 14.Fees for debtor applications

      6. PART 6 Mental health: named person nomination

        1. 15.(1) The Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Act 2003...

      7. PART 7 Care homes

        1. 16.Emergency directions

        2. 17.Emergency intervention orders

      8. PART 8 Powers to purchase care home services and care at home providers

        1. 18.Power of local authority to purchase distressed care home or care at home service provider

        2. 19.Power of health body to purchase distressed care home service provider

        3. 20.Circumstances in which powers under this Part may be exercised

        4. 21.Interpretation

      9. PART 9 Care homes: further provision

        1. 22.Inspections

        2. 23.Reporting on coronavirus deaths

      10. PART 10 Marriage and civil partnership

        1. 24.(1) The Scottish Ministers must, in conjunction with the Registrar...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Operation of the justice system

      1. PART 1 Criminal justice

        1. 1.Criminal proceedings: extension of time limits

        2. 2.Arrangements for the custody of persons detained at police stations

        3. 3.(1) The provisions of the 1994 Act specified in sub-paragraph...

        4. 4.Where functions are performed by a prisoner custody officer by...

        5. 5.In paragraphs 2 to 4— “the 1994 Act” means the...

        6. 6.Expiry of undertaking under section 25(2)(a) of the Criminal Justice (Scotland) Act 2016

        7. 7.Fixed penalty notices under the Health Protection (Coronavirus) (Restrictions) (Scotland) Regulations 2020

      2. PART 2 Proceeds of crime

        1. 8.Extension of permitted period for purpose of confiscation order

        2. 9.Time limits for payment of confiscation orders

      3. PART 3 Intimation, etc. of documents

        1. 10.Replacement of requirement for intimation on walls of court, etc.

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Reports, accounts and other documents

      1. PART 1 Reports, etc. under the Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009

        1. 1.(1) The Climate Change (Scotland) Act 2009 is amended by...

      2. PART 2 Accounts of registered social landlords

        1. 2.Extension of deadline for accounts

      3. PART 3 Accounts under the Public Finance and Accountability (Scotland) Act 2000

        1. 3.(1) The Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 is amended by this...

      4. PART 4 Housing (Scotland) Act 1987: statement under section 33B

        1. 4.Referral of application for accommodation to another local authority: extension of deadline for Ministerial statement

    4. SCHEDULE 4

      Other measures in response to coronavirus

      1. PART 1 UEFA European Championship

        1. 1.(1) The UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Act 2020 is amended...

      2. PART 2 Listed buildings and conservation areas: consents

        1. 2.Extension of period of consent

      3. PART 3 Registers kept by the Keeper of the Registers of Scotland

        1. 3.Register of Inhibitions

        2. 4.Register of judgments

      4. PART 4 Care services: giving of notices by the Care Inspectorate

        1. 5.(1) The Public Services Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 applies in...

      5. PART 5 Land and buildings transaction tax: additional amount

        1. 6.(1) The Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Scotland) Act 2013...

      6. PART 6 Non-domestic rates relief

        1. 7.Special power in respect of financial year 2020-21

        2. 8.Relief to be provided to the newspaper publishing industry

      7. PART 7 Execution of documents, etc.

        1. 9.(1) The following requirements (however expressed) do not apply—

      8. PART 8 Freedom of information

        1. 10.Modification of Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020

        2. 11.(1) The Coronavirus (Scotland) Act 2020 is amended as follows....

        3. 12.Reporting on Scottish Ministers’ responses to requests for information

      9. PART 9 Low emission zones

        1. 13.(1) This paragraph applies in relation to low emission zones...

      10. PART 10 Council tax: exempt dwellings

        1. 14.(1) The Council Tax (Exempt Dwellings) (Scotland) Order 1997 (S.I....

      11. PART 11 Traffic Regulation

        1. 15.(1) The Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 applies in accordance...

      12. PART 12 Restriction on giving grant to businesses connected to tax havens

        1. 16.(1) Before providing a coronavirus-related grant to a person, the...

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