(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 31st January 2012 and 26th March 2012 certain provisions of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (“the Act”).
The commencement of the provisions is to enable the Scottish Legal Aid Board to undertake preparatory works in relation to the establishment and maintenance of a register of solicitors and firms eligible to provide children’s legal assistance and to enable them to receive applications for entry on the register from solicitors and firms from 26th March 2012 in advance of the day when the provisions that relate to the register will be brought into force for all purposes.