Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2012 and comes into force on 19th September 2012.
(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011.
Appointed day
2.—(1) 19th September 2012 is the appointed day for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the Schedule.
(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.
AILEEN CAMPBELL
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
4th September 2012