Scottish Statutory Instruments
2011 No. 111 (C. 10)
Children And Young Persons
The Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2011
Made 16th February 2011

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 206(2) of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011.
2011 asp 1.

Citation and interpretation
1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2011.
(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 and “the Schedule” means the Schedule to this Order.

Appointed day
2. (1) The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the Schedule is 18th April 2011.
(2) The subject matter of each provision of the Act specified in column 1 is listed in column 2 of the Schedule.
(3) Where a particular purpose is specified in column 3 of the Schedule, in relation to a provision, that provision only comes into force for the purpose specified in that column.
ADAM INGRAM
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
16th February 2011

SCHEDULE 1 Provisions of the Act coming into force
Article 2
Column 1 Provision of the Act	Column 2 Subject matter	Column 3 Purpose
Section 2	Children’s Hearings Scotland	
Section 3	Further provision about National Convener and CHS	Only in relation to paragraphs 1 to 7, 8(1) to (6) and (8) to (10), 9, 11, 15(1) to (5), 16, 17(1), and 18 to 25 of schedule 1 to the Act.
Section 10	Power to change National Convener’s functions	
Section 11	Provision of assistance to National Convener	
Section 12	Independence of National Convener	
Section 13	Directions	
Schedule 1, paragraphs 1 to 7, 8(1) to (6) and (8) to (10), 9, 11, 15(1) to (5), 16, 17(1) and 18 to 25	Children’s Hearings Scotland	

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force certain provisions of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (“the Act”). Article 2 brings into force on 18th April 2011 all the provisions of the Act listed in the Schedule to the Order. These provisions relate to the establishment, functions and powers of the new body Children’s Hearings Scotland, and the powers of the Scottish Ministers relating to the National Convener and the new body. This is the second Commencement Order in respect of the Act.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)
The Act received Royal Assent on 6th January 2011 and Part 20 (other than section 203) came into force on that day. The first Commencement Order, the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2011 (S.S.I. 2011/8), was made on 18th January 2011. The provisions of the Act commenced by that Order are detailed in the table below.
Provision	Date of Commencement	S.S.I. No.
Section 1 and Schedule 1, paragraph 8(7)	19th January 2011	2011/8