Amendment of the third commencement order

2.  In the third commencement order for Article 3(7) there shall be substituted the following–

“(7) The provisions of the Act, insofar as not already in force, shall come into force on 1st April 1997 except–

(a) section 98 of and paragraph 25 of Schedule 2 to the Act insofar as they insert new section 51A into the Adoption (Scotland) Act 1978, which shall come into force on 1st April 1998;

(b) section 101 of the Act;

(c) the entry in Schedule 5 to the Act relating to the Trusts (Scotland) Act 1921(1); and

(d) the entries in Schedule 4, paragraph 26(8), and in Schedule 5 to the Act relating to section 103 of the Children Act 1975(2).”.

(1)

1921 c. 58.

(2)

1975 c. 72.