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Some instruments come into force when made, but most contain express provision bringing them into force at a later date (if no later date is given, the default assumption is that an instrument comes into force at the moment of making). The time when an instrument comes into force is known as its ‘commencement’

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1. Financial Services (Designated Consumer Body and Designated Representative Body) Order 2026

   On 17 March 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

2. Police (Amendment) (Recruitment Standards) Regulations 2026

   On 17 March 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

3. Utilities Act 2000 (Amendment of Section 105) Order 2026

   On 16 March 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

4. Income Tax (Tax Treatment of Scottish Carer Supplement and Exemption of Carer’s Additional Person Payment) Regulations 2026

   On 15 March 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

5. Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Carer’s Assistance) (Consequential Modifications) Order 2026

   On 15 March 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

6. Climate Change Levy (Fuel Use and Recycling Processes) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

   On 12 March 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

7. Merchant Shipping (General Lighthouse Authorities) (Increase of Borrowing Limit) Order 2026

   On 12 March 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

8. Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedule 5) Order 2026

   On 11 March 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

9. Employment Rights Act 1996 (Application of Section 80B to Adoptions from Overseas) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

   On 10 March 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

10. Employment Rights Act 1996 (Application of Section 80B to Parental Order Cases) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

    On 10 March 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

11. Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2026

    On 10 March 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.

12. Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) (Amendment) Order 2026

    On 6 March 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

13. Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (Council Regulation (EC) No 338/97) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

    On 6 March 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

14. Parole Board (Amendment) Rules 2026

    On 5 March 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

15. Firearms (Revocation, Consequential Amendment and Saving Provision) Regulations 2026

    On 4 March 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

16. Parole Board (Amendment) (No. 2) Rules 2026

    On 4 March 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

17. Air Navigation (Amendment) Order 2026

    On 3 March 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

18. Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

    On 3 March 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

19. Tribunal Procedure and Employment Tribunal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2026

    On 2 March 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Made negative procedure.

20. Environmental Permitting (Electricity Generating Stations) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

    On 28 February 2026, as part of a work package subject to the Draft affirmative procedure.