Scottish Statutory Instruments
2000 No. 111 (C. 34)
FAMILY LAW
PENSIONS
The Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Scotland) (Commencement No. 6) Order 2000
Made
14th April 2000
The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 89(1) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999(1), make the following order:
Citation and intepretation
1. This Order may be cited as the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Scotland) (Commencement No. 6) Order 2000.
(2) In this Order, “Act” means the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999.
Appointed day
2. The day appointed for the coming into force of–
(a)section 84(1) of the Act so far as relating to paragraphs 8(3) and (4) of Schedule 12 to the Act; and
(b)paragraphs 8(3) and (4) of Schedule 12 to the Act,
is 15th April 2000.
HENRY McLEISH
A member of the Scottish Executive
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
14th April 2000
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 on 15th April 2000–
paragraphs 8(3) and (4) of Schedule 12, and section 84(1) so far as it relates to those paragraphs.
Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions have been brought into force by–
The Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3309) (C.88),
The Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3420) (C. 92),
The Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/629) (C. 13), or
The Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/1047) (C. 29),
The Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/1115 (C. 35).
Provision Date of Commencement S.I. No. Section 1 1st October 2000 2000/1047 Section 2 1st October 2000 2000/1047 Sections 3 to 5 8th October 2001 2000/1047 Sections 6(1), (2) and (4) 8th October 2001 2000/1047 Section 7 1st October 2000 2000/1047 Section 8 1st October 2000 and 8th October 2001 2000/1047 Section 10 3rd April 2000 2000/629 Sections 19 1st December 2000 2000/1115 Sections 20 1st December 2000 2000/1047 Sections 21 and 22 1st December 2000 2000/1115 Section 23 1st December 2000 2000/1047 Section 24 1st December 2000 2000/1047 Section 26 1st December 2000 2000/1047 Sections 27 to 46 1st December 2000 2000/1047 Sections 47 to 51 1st December 2000 2000/1047 Section 53 12th January 2000 and 2nd April 2000 1999/3309 Section 54 24th April 2000 and 9th April 2001 2000/1047 Section 55 24th April 2000 and 9th April 2001 2000/1047 Section 56 24th April 2000 and 9th April 2001 2000/1047 Section 61 3rd April 2000 1999/3309 Section 66 12th January 2000 1999/3309 Section 67(1) and (2) 12th January 2000 1999/3309 Schedule 8 in the following respects and section 70 in so far as it relates to paragraph 23(1), (2) and (4) 13th December 1999 1999/3309 paragraph 23(3) 3rd April 2000 1999/3309 paragraph 24 3rd April 2000 1999/3309 paragraph 30 to 32 (partially) 12th January 2000 and 2nd April 2000 1999/3309 Section 73 and Schedule 9 22nd December 1999 and 6th April 2000 1999/3420 Section 74 and Schedule 10 22nd December 1999 and 6th April 2000 1999/3420 Sections 75 and 76 22nd December 1999 1999/3420 Sections 77 and 78 6th April 2000 1999/3420 Section 84(1) in so far as relating to paragraphs 1 to 4 and 64 to 66 of Schedule 12 1st December 2000 2000/1115 Section 85(3) and (4) 1st December 2000 2000/1115 Section 85(5) 1st December 2000 2000/1115 Section 88 1st December 2000 2000/1115 Schedule 1 (partially) 1st October 2000 and 8th October 2001 2000/1047 Schedule 2 in the following respects and Section 84(1) in so far as it relates to them: 9th October 2000 2000/1047 paragraphs 3, 4, 8 to 13, 15 to 19 25th April 2000 2000/1047 Schedules 3 and 4 1st December 2000 2000/1115 Schedule 5 1st December 2000 2000/1047 Schedule 6 1st December 2000 2000/1047 Part I of Schedule 8, and Section 70 in so far as it relates to those parts 24th April 2000 and 29th April 2001 2000/1047 Paragraph 33 of Schedule 8 1st December 2000 2000/1047 Schedule 12 in the following respects and section 84(1) in so far as it relates to them: 25th April 2000 2000/1047 paragraphs 5 to 7, 8(1), (2), (5), (6), 9, 11, 12, 14 to 22, 23 to 27, 28 to 63 1st December 2000 2000/1047 paragraph 1 to 4 and 64 to 66 1st December 2000 2000/1115 paragraphs 73 and 75 25th April 2000 2000/1047 paragraph 74 6th April 2000 1999/3420 paragraphs 76 to 78 6th April 2000 1999/3420 paragraphs 84 to 86 6th April 2000 1999/3420 Schedule 13 in the following respects and section 88 in so far as it relates to Part I (partially) 25th April 2000 2000/1047 Part II (partially) 1st December 2000 2000/1047 1st December 2000 2000/1115 Part III (partially) 1st December 2000 2000/1047 Part V (partially) 2nd April 2000 1999/3309 Part V (partially) 24th April 2000 and 9th April 2001 2000/1047 Parts VI and VII 6th April 2000 1999/3420
1999 c. 30. The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by virtue of section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c. 46) as read with section 91(4) of the Welfare Reform and Pensions Act 1999 (“the 1999 Act”) which deemed section 89(1) insofar as it relates to the provisions of paragraphs 8(3) and (4) of Schedule 12 to the 1999 Act to be a pre-commencement enactment.