The Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2016
| Jurisdiction | Scotland |
| Citation | SSI 2016/196 |
| Year | 2016 |
2016 No. 196 (C. 17)
Sheriff Court
The Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2016
Made 8th June 2016
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 10th June 2016
Coming into force 1st September 2016
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 42(2) and (3) of the Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 20161.
Citation and commencement
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2016 and come into force on 1st September 2016.
Day appointed
2. 1st September 2016 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016—
(a) section 8 (family liaison charter);
(b) section 12 (places at which inquiries may be held);
(c) section 16(4) (power to make provision about preliminary hearings);
(d) section 18 (agreement of facts before an inquiry);
(e) section 27(4) (specification of fee and period for request for a copy of the transcript);
(f) section 36 (power to regulate procedure etc.) in so far as not already in force;
(g) section 39(2) (modification of enactments) for the purpose of bringing into force paragraph 16 of schedule 2; and
(h) paragraph 16 of schedule 2 (modification of the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 20142).
Transitional provision
3. The reference to an “inquiry” in section 8(2) of the 2016 Act includes a reference to an inquiry under the Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths Inquiry (Scotland) Act 19763, provided the inquiry was applied for under section 1 or 1A of that Act on or after 1st September 2016.
ANNABELLE EWING
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
8th June 2016
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations bring into force certain provisions of the Inquiries into Fatal Accidents and Sudden Deaths etc. (Scotland) Act 2016 (“the 2016 Act”) on 1st September 2016.
Regulation 2 specifies the appointed day on which sections 8, 12, 16(4), 18, 27(4), 36 (in so far as not already in force), 39(2), and paragraph 16 of schedule 2 come into force.
Section 8 provides for a family liaison...
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