Scottish Statutory Instruments
2014 No. 231 (C. 21)
Public Health
Social Care
The Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2014
Made 21st August 2014
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 22nd August 2014
Coming into force 22nd September 2014

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the power conferred by section 72(2) of the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014.
2014 asp 9.

Citation, commencement and interpretation
1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2014 and comes into force on 22nd September 2014.
(2) In this Order, “the Act” means the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014.

Days appointed
2. The day appointed for the coming into force of Part 1 (in so far as it is not already in force) and sections 62, 63, 66, 67 and 71(5) and (7) of the Act is 22nd September 2014.
2A. The day appointed for the coming into force of section 65 of the Act is 25th February 2015.
Art. 2A inserted (25.2.2015) by The Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 2) Amendment Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/44), arts. 1, 2(2)
3. The day appointed for the coming into force of section 71(1) to (4) and (6) of the Act is 1st April 2015.
Word in art. 3 substituted (25.2.2015) by The Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 2) Amendment Order 2015 (S.S.I. 2015/44), arts. 1, 2(3)
ALEX NEIL
A member of the Scottish Government
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
21st August 2014

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order appoints days for provisions of the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014 (“the Act”) to come into force.
Article 2 appoints 22nd September 2014 as the day on which the provisions of Parts 1 to 3 of the Act, other than those which have already come into force or which will come into force in accordance with article 3, come into force. Article 3 appoints 1st April 2015 as the day on which sections 65 and 71(1) to (4) and (6) of the Act come into force.
The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 1st April 2014. Sections 1(3) to (16), 5, 49, 68 to 70, 72 and 73 came into force the following day.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)
Provision	Date of Commencement	S.S.I.No.
Section 64	25th July 2014	2014/202

Art. 1 in force at 22.9.2014, see art. 1(1)
Art. 2 in force at 22.9.2014, see art. 1(1)
Art. 3 in force at 22.9.2014, see art. 1(1)