The Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2013

Made14th March 2013

Laid before the Scottish Parliament18th March 2013

Coming into force31st March 2013

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 206(2) of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 20111.

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2013 and comes into force on 31st March 2013.

2

In this Order “the Act” means the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011.

Appointed day2

1

31st March 2013 is the appointed day for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the Schedule.

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.

AILEEN CAMPBELLAuthorised to sign by the Scottish MinistersSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh14th March 2013

SCHEDULEProvisions of the Act coming into force

Article 2

Column 1 Provision of the Act	Column 2 Subject matter	Column 3 Purpose
Section 3	Further provision about National Convener and Children’s Hearings Scotland	Only in relation to paragraphs 10(2)(b), 10(4), 10(5) and 10(7) to (9), 12(4) to (6), 14(1) and (3) to (5) and 17(2) of schedule 1 to the Act
Section 4	The Children’s Panel	Only in relation to paragraphs 1(2) to (6) and 3 of schedule 2 to the Act
Section 6	Selection of members of children’s hearing
Schedule 1, paragraphs 10(2)(b), 10(4), 10(5) and 10(7) to (9), 12(4) to (6), 14(1) and (3) to (5) and 17(2)	Delegation of National Convener’s functions; area support teams: establishment and membership; area support teams: functions; procedure
Schedule 2, paragraphs 1(2) to (6) and 3	Recruitment and tenure of panel members; training

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 31st March 2013 certain provisions of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (“the Act”).

The commencement of these provisions will enable the National Convener to select members of children’s hearings, to delegate functions, to appoint members of area support teams and the Children’s Panel and to provide training to panel members and potential panel members. Provisions of the Act which allow area support teams to establish sub-committees and determine its procedure and which make provision in relation to the conferral of functions on and delegation of functions to area support teams are also commenced.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 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
Section 32	13th February 2012	2012/23
Section 3 (partially), section 4 (partially), schedule 1, paragraphs 10(1), 10(3) and 10(6), 12(1) to (3) and (7), 13(1) to (4) and (7) and 14(2) and (6) to (8) and schedule 2, paragraphs 1(1) and 4	19th September 2012	2012/246
Paragraph 10(2)(a) of schedule 1	19th September 2012	2012/252