Scottish Statutory Instruments
Children And Young Persons
Made
26th January 2012
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
30th January 2012
Coming into force
13th February 2012
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 206(2) of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011(1).
1. This Order may be cited as the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2012 and comes into force on 13th February 2012.
2. 13th February 2012 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 32 (the Safeguarders Panel) of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011.
AILEEN CAMPBELL
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
26th January 2012
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 13th February 2012 section 32 of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (“the Act”). The commencement of this provision is to allow for the establishment of the Safeguarders Panel by the Scottish Ministers.
(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 provisions of the Act commenced by earlier commencement orders 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 |
| Sections 2, 3 (partially), 10, 11, 12, 13 and 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 | 18th April 2011 | 2011/111 |
| Section 191 (partially) | 31st January 2012 and 26th March 2012 | 2012/1 |
| Section 203(1) (partially) and schedule 5, paragraph 1(8)(a) and (b) | 31st January 2012 | 2012/1 |