Scottish Statutory Instruments

2014 No. 183 (C. 15)

Tribunals And Inquiries

The Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2014

Made

19th June 2014

Laid before the Scottish Parliament

23rd June 2014

Coming into force

14th July 2014

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 83(2) of the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014(1) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation, commencement and interpretationS

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2014 and comes into force on 14th July 2014.

(2) In this Order, “the 2014 Act” means the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014.

Commencement Information

I1Art. 1 in force at 14.7.2014, see art. 1

Day appointedS

2.  14th July 2014 is the day appointed for the coming into force of—

(a)section 4(1) to (3) of the 2014 Act, and

(b)section 4(5) of the 2014 Act (but only for the purpose of assigning a person to office under section 4(2)).

Commencement Information

I2Art. 2 in force at 14.7.2014, see art. 1

R CUNNINGHAM

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

19th June 2014

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force section 4(1) to (3) and (5) of the Tribunals (Scotland) Act 2014, to allow the appointment of a President of the Scottish Tribunals.

(1)

2014 asp 10. Section 8 of the Interpretation and Legislative Reform (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 10) allows the power to be exercised so as to appoint different days for different purposes.