Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. This Order may be cited as the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 10 and Saving Provision) Order 2015 and comes into force on 5th January 2016.
2. In this Order—
“the 1995 Act” means the Criminal Procedure (Scotland) Act 1995(1); and
“the 2014 Act” means the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014.
Days appointed
3.—(1) 1st February 2016 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 91 of the 2014 Act, in so far as not already in force.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the 2014 Act specified in—
(a)column 1 of Part 1 of the Schedule (the subject matter of which is described in column 2 of that Part) is 5th January 2016; and
(b)column 1 of Part 2 of the Schedule (the subject matter of which is described in column 2 of that Part) is 1st April 2016.
(3) Where a purpose is specified in column 3 of the Schedule in relation to any provision specified in column 1 of Part 1 or 2, that provision comes into force in accordance with paragraph (2) for that purpose only.
Saving provision
4. Despite article 3(1) appointing 1st February 2016 as the day on which section 91 of the 2014 Act (which inserts section 44A into the 1995 Act) comes into force, the 1995 Act continues to have effect on or after that date as it had effect immediately before that date in relation to any decision to detain a child in secure accommodation in pursuance of an order made under section 44 of the 1995 Act, where that decision was taken before 1st February 2016.
AILEEN CAMPBELL
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
1st December 2015