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The Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (Commencement No. 4, Transitional and Savings Provisions) Order 2009
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NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
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The Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (“the Act”) received Royal Assent on 15th January 2007 and sections 116, 117 and 121 came into force on that day. The first commencement order, the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2008 (S.S.I. 2008/130), was made on 19th March 2008. The second commencement order, the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2008 (S.S.I. 2008/282), was made on 18th August 2008. The third commencement order, the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2009 (S.S.I. 2009/147), was made on 9th April 2009. The provisions of the Act commenced by those Orders are detailed in the table below. All of the provisions commenced on 20th April 2009 by S.S.I. 2009/147 came into force only for the purpose of making regulations, orders or rules under the provision so specified.
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Section 2(3) (Only in relation to the definition of “registered adoption service” in section 119(1) of the Act) | 7th April 2008 | 2008/130 |
| Section 3(b) | 20th April 2009 | 2009/147 |
| Section 8 | 20th April 2009 | 2009/147 |
| Section 9(3) | 20th April 2009 | 2009/147 |
| Section 13 | 20th April 2009 | 2009/147 |
| Section 20(1) | 20th April 2009 | 2009/147 |
| Section 37 | 20th April 2009 | 2009/147 |
| Section 38 | 20th April 2009 | 2009/147 |
| Section 49(7) | 20th April 2009 | 2009/147 |
| Section 53(4) (Only in relation to paragraphs 1(1), 6(3), (4) and (5), and 7(4) and (11) of schedule 1 to the Act) | 20th April 2009 | 2009/147 |
| Section 58(5), (6), (7) and (10) | 20th April 2009 | 2009/147 |
| Section 59(3) and (6) | 20th April 2009 | 2009/147 |
| Section 61(1) | 20th April 2009 | 2009/147 |
| Sections 62 to 65 | 1st September 2008 | 2008/282 |
| Section 69(1) | 20th April 2009 | 2009/147 |
| Section 71(1)(a), (3) and (4) | 20th April 2009 | 2009/147 |
| Section 74 | 20th April 2009 | 2009/147 |
| Section 95(2) | 20th April 2009 | 2009/147 |
| Section 104 | 20th April 2009 | 2009/147 |
| Section 106(3) | 20th April 2009 | 2009/147 |
| Section 108 | 20th April 2009 | 2009/147 |
| Section 114 | 20th April 2009 | 2009/147 |
| Section 119(1) | 7th April 2008 | 2008/130 |
| Section 120(1) (Only in relation to paragraph 9(1) and (5) of schedule 2 to the Act) | 7th April 2008 | 2008/130 |
| Schedule 1 paragraphs 1(1), 6(3), (4) and (5) and 7(4) and (11) | 20th April 2009 | 2009/147 |
| Schedule 2 paragraph 9(1) and (5) | 7th April 2008 | 2008/130 |
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