The Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2011

Year2011

2011 No. 111 (C. 10)

Children And Young Persons

The Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2011

Made 16th February 2011

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 206(2) of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 20111.

S-1 Citation and interpretation

Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2011.

(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 and “the Schedule” means the Schedule to this Order.

S-2 Appointed day

Appointed day

2.—(1) The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the Schedule is 18th April 2011.

(2) The subject matter of each provision of the Act specified in column 1 is listed in column 2 of the Schedule.

(3) Where a particular purpose is specified in column 3 of the Schedule, in relation to a provision, that provision only comes into force for the purpose specified in that column.

ADAM INGRAM

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

16th February 2011

SCHEDULE 1

Article 2

Provisions of the Act coming into force

Column 1

Provision of the Act

Column 2

Subject matter

Column 3

Purpose

Section 2

Children’s Hearings Scotland

Section 3

Further provision about National Convener and CHS

Only in relation to paragraphs 1 to 7, 8(1) to (6) and (8) to (10), 9, 11, 15(1) to (5), 16, 17(1), and 18 to 25 of schedule 1 to the Act.

Section 10

Power to change National Convener’s functions

Section 11

Provision of assistance to National Convener

Section 12

Independence of National Convener

Section 13

Directions

Schedule 1, paragraphs 1 to 7, 8(1) to (6) and (8) to (10), 9, 11, 15(1) to (5), 16, 17(1) and 18 to 25

Children’s Hearings Scotland

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force certain provisions of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (“the Act”). Article 2 brings into force on 18th April 2011 all the provisions of the Act listed in the Schedule to the Order. These provisions relate to the establishment, functions and powers of the new body Children’s Hearings Scotland, and the powers of the Scottish Ministers relating to the National Convener and the new body. This is the second Commencement Order in respect of the Act.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

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