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Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2013 and comes into force on 12th June 2013.

(2) In this Order—

“the Act” means the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011; and

“the 1995 Act” means the Children (Scotland) Act 1995(1).

Appointed day

2.—(1) The day appointed for the coming into force of section 203(1) of the Act (consequential amendments and repeals) for the purpose of giving effect to the amendments to the 1995 Act which are made by paragraph 2(8) of schedule 5 to the Act is 12th June 2013 but only for the purpose specified in paragraph 2.

(2) The purpose specified is to enable the Scottish Ministers to make regulations under section 75 of the 1995 Act but only where such regulations will come into force on or after the date on which section 152 of the Act comes into force.

AILEEN CAMPBELL

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

30th May 2013