Amendment of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (c.49)

2.  In section 6A(1) of the Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968 (inquiries)(1)—

(a) immediately following paragraph (d) omit “or”;

(b) after paragraph (e) insert—

“; or

(f) the functions conferred on the National Convener of Children’s Hearings Scotland by virtue of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 1).”.

(1)

Section 6A was inserted by the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 (c.19), section 54 and amended by the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (c.36), Schedule 4, paragraph 15(7), the Criminal Procedure (Consequential Provisions) (Scotland) Act 1995 c.40, Schedule 4, paragraph 6(3), the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 2001 asp 8, Schedule 4, paragraph 1, and the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 asp 4 Schedule 2, paragraph 2(3).