The Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (Commencement No.5) (Scotland) Order 1988

Made20th January 1988

The Secretary of State for Scotland, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 18(2) of the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 19861, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and interpretation

1

This Order may be cited as the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986 (Commencement No.5) (Scotland) Order 1988.

2

This Order shall apply only to Scotland.

3

In this Order “the Act” means the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986.

Day specified for the coming into force of section 13

2

Section 13 of the Act shall come into force on 1st February 1988.

Michael B ForsythParliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scottish OfficeNew St Andrew’s House,Edinburgh20th January 1988

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force in Scotland on 1st February 1988 section 13 of the Disabled Persons (Services, Consultation and Representation) Act 1986. This section makes provision for the identification of disabled children and young persons receiving special education, the assessment of their needs for social work services and notification of the likely date of their leaving special education to the local authority concerned with the provision of services to them.

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by Commencement Orders made before the date of this Order.

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I.No.
ss.4 (except paragraph (b)),8(1),9 and 10 as to England and Wales	1.4.1987	1987/564
ss.16,17 and 18 as to England and Wales.	17.4.1987	1987/729
ss.9,10,11,12,14,16,17 and 18 as to Scotland	1.6.1987	1987/911
ss.4(except paragraph(b)), and 8(1) as to Scotland.	1.10.1987	1987/911
ss.5 and 6 as to England and Wales	1.2.1988	1988/51