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, make the following order:
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.

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

(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.

(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