Scottish Statutory Instruments

2011 No. 352 (C. 32)

Children And Young Persons

Family Law

The Forced Marriage etc. (Protection and Jurisdiction) (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2011

Made

6th October 2011

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

10th October 2011

Coming into force

28th November 2011

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 19(2) of the Forced Marriage etc. (Protection and Jurisdiction) (Scotland) Act 2011(1).

Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Forced Marriage etc. (Protection and Jurisdiction) (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2011 and comes into force on 28th November 2011.

Appointed day

2.  28th November 2011 is the day appointed for the whole of the Forced Marriage etc. (Protection and Jurisdiction) (Scotland) Act 2011 (other than section 19 which is already in force) to come into force.

NICOLA STURGEON

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

6th October 2011

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

Section 19 of the Forced Marriage etc. (Protection and Jurisdiction) (Scotland) Act 2011 came into force on 28th April 2011. This Order brings the rest of the Act into force on 28th November 2011.