| Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
|---|---|---|
| Provision of the Act | Subject matter | Purpose |
| Section 96(1) | Where requirement for writing satisfied by electronic document | For the purpose of the amendments in section 96 commenced by this Part |
| Section 96(2)(a)(ii) and (iii), (b)(ii) and (iii), (3) and (4) | Where requirement for writing satisfied by electronic document | For all purposes, except for the purposes of any will, testamentary trust disposition and settlement or codicil(1) |
| Section 97 | Electronic documents | Insofar as not already in force, for all purposes except for the purpose of— (a) any will, testamentary trust disposition and settlement or codicil; (b) inserting section 9G(6) into the 1995 Act |
| Section 98 and schedule 3, paragraph 1 | Amendment of Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995 | For the purpose of the amendments in schedule 3 commenced by this Part |
| Schedule 3, paragraphs 3, 4, 6, 8, 9, 10, 11(b) to (g), 18, 19(a)(ii), (vii) and (b), 20 to 22 and 27 | Amendment of Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995 | For all purposes, except for the purposes of any will, testamentary trust disposition and settlement or codicil |
Section 1(2)(c) of the Requirements of Writing (Scotland) Act 1995 (c.7). Section 1(2) is amended by section 96(2)(a) of the 2012 Act.