Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (Commencement No.3) Order 1996
| Jurisdiction | UK Non-devolved |
| Citation | SI 1996/3201 |
1996 No. 3201 (C.102) (S.241)
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS
The Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (Commencement No.3) Order 1996
Made 11th December 1996
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 105(1) of the Children (Scotland) Act 19951and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
Citation
1. This Order may be cited as the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (Commencement No.3) Order 1996.
Interpretation
2. In this Order “the Act” means the Children (Scotland) Act 1995.
Commencement
3.—(1) Sections 17, 19, 20, 31, 33, 38, 40, 42, 62, 70, 74, 75, 87, 94 and 101 of the Act shall come into force on 12th December 1996 but only for the purpose of enabling directions, rules or, as the case may be, regulations to be made under those sections so as to come into force on or after 1st April 1997.
(2) Section 98 of and paragraph 3 of Schedule 2 to the Act, insofar as not then in force, shall come into force on 12th December 1996 but only for the purpose of inserting after paragraph (a) of section 3(3) of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 19782a new paragraph (aa) for the purpose only of enabling regulations to be made, so as to come into force on or after 1st April 1997.
(3) Section 98 of and paragraph 19 of Schedule 2 to the Act, insofar as not then in force, shall come into force on 12th December 1996 but only for the purpose of substituting new subsection (1) and (2) in section 27 of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 for the purpose only of enabling regulations to be made, so as to come into force on or after 1st April 1997.
(4) Section 98 of and paragraph 5 of Schedule 2 of the Act shall come into force, insofar as not then in force, on 12th December 1996 but only for the purpose of amending section 9 of the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 and inserting a new subsection (3A) in that section of that Act for the purpose only of enabling regulations to be made thereunder so as to come into force on or after 1st April 1997.
(5) Section 98 of and paragraph 25 of Schedule 2 to the Act shall come into force on 12th December 1996 but only for the purpose of inserting new section 51A into the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978 for the purpose only of enabling regulations to be made, so as to come into force on or after 1st April 1998 or, as the case may be, enabling the Secretary of State to make a direction.
(6) Section 105(4) of and paragraph 15 of Schedule 4 to the Act shall come into force on 12th December 1996 but only for the purpose of amending the Social Work (Scotland) Act 19683for the purpose of enabling regulations to be made, so as to come into force on or after 1st April 1997.
(7) The provisions of the Act, insofar as not already in force, shall come into force on 1st April 1997 except–
(a)
(a) section 98 of and paragraph 25 of Schedule 2 to the Act insofar as they insert new section 51A into the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978, which shall come into force on 1st April 1998; and
(b)
(b) the entry in Schedule 5 to the Act relating to the Trusts (Scotland) Act 19214.
James Douglas-Hamilton
Minister of State, Scottish Office
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
11th December 1996
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