2015 No. 12 (C. 2)
The Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2015
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 138(2) of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 20141 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation and commencement1
This Order may be cited as the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2015 and comes into force on 2nd February 2015.
Appointed day2
1
2nd February 2015 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Courts Reform (Scotland) Act 2014 specified in paragraph (2), but only for the purposes of—
a
enabling the Scottish Ministers to make regulations under section 71(2) of, and paragraph 3(2) and (3) of schedule 3, to the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 20082 prescribing the procedure by which a person may be nominated, or otherwise selected for appointment, as a member of the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service; and
b
permitting the nomination of a member in accordance with such regulations.
2
The provisions are—
a
section 130 (the Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service);
b
in Part 1 of schedule 4, paragraph 1(1), (2), (6), (8) and (9) (modification of the Judiciary and Courts (Scotland) Act 2008);
c
in Part 2 of schedule 4, paragraph 3(1) to (4) and (6) (transitional provision regarding existing tribunals).
(This note is not part of the Order)