(1)This section and sections 146 to 149 come into force on the day after Royal Assent.
(2)The other provisions of this Act come into force on the day that the Scottish Ministers by order made by statutory instrument appoint.
(3)An order under subsection (2) may appoint different days for different provisions.
(4)An order under subsection (2) may—
(a)make different provision for different purposes,
(b)include such transitional, transitory or saving provision as the Scottish Ministers consider necessary or expedient in connection with the commencement of this Act.
(5)The short title of this Act is the Legal Services (Scotland) Act 2010.