Scottish Statutory Instruments
2015 No. 428 (C. 56)
Social Security
The Welfare Funds (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015
Made 15th December 2015
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 17th December 2015
Coming into force 1st February 2016

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 14(2) of the Welfare Funds (Scotland) Act 2015.
2015 asp 5.

Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Welfare Funds (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015 and comes into force on 1st February 2016.

Appointed days
2. (1) 1st February 2016 is the day appointed for the coming into force of sections 3(3) and (4), 4 and 6 of the Welfare Funds (Scotland) Act 2015.
(2) 1st April 2016 is the day appointed for the coming into force of sections 1, 2, 3(1) and (2), 5 and 7 to 13 of that Act.
M J BURGESS
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
15th December 2015

EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order provides for the commencement of all provisions in the Welfare Funds (Scotland) Act 2015 (“the Act”) which fall to be commenced by order. Sections 14 and 15 of the Act came into force on 9th April 2015 (the day after Royal Assent). Article 2(1) of this Order lists provisions of the Act coming into force on 1st February 2016. These concern regulations and guidance. The remaining provisions of the Act come into force on 1st April 2016.