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Scottish Statutory Instruments
2012 No. 246 (C. 20)
Children And Young Persons
The Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2012
Made
4th September 2012
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
5th September 2012
Coming into force
19th September 2012
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 206(2) of the Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011(1).
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2012 and comes into force on 19th September 2012.
(2) In this Order "the Act" means the Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011.
Appointed day
2.-(1) 19th September 2012 is the appointed day for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the Schedule.
(2) The subject matter of each provision of the Act specified in column 1 is listed in column 2 of the Schedule.
(3) Where a particular purpose is specified in column 3 of the Schedule, in relation to a provision, that provision only comes into force for the purpose specified in that column.
AILEEN CAMPBELL
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew's House,
Edinburgh
4th September 2012
Article 2
SCHEDULEProvisions of the Act coming into force
Column 1 Provision of the Act | Column 2 Subject matter | Column 3 Purpose |
|---|---|---|
| Section 3 | Provision about National Convenor and Children's Hearings Scotland | Only in relation to paragraphs 10(1), 10(3) and 10(6), 12(1) to (3) and (7), 13(1) to (4) and (7) and 14(2) and (6) to (8) of schedule 1 to the Act |
| Section 4 | The Children's Panel | Only in relation to paragraphs 1(1) and 4 of schedule 2 to the Act |
| Schedule 1, paragraphs 10(1), 10(3) and 10(6), 12(1) to (3) and (7), 13(1) to (4) and (7) and 14(2) and (6) to (8) | Delegation of National Convenor's functions; establishment of area support teams; transfer of members from CPACs and functions of area support trams | |
| Schedule 2, paragraphs 1(1) and 4 | Recruitment and tenure of panel members; allowances |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 19th September 2012 certain provisions of the Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 ("the Act"). The commencement of these provisions allows for the establishment of area support teams which are committees established by the National Convenor for designated areas to assist the Convenor with her functions under section 6 of the Act (selection of members of children's hearings).
NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Order)
The Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 received Royal Assent on 6th January 2011 and Part 20 (other than section 203) came into force on that day. The provisions of the Act commenced by earlier commencement orders are detailed in the table below.
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Section 1 and schedule 1, paragraph 8(7) | 19th January 2011 | 2011/8 |
| Sections 2, 3 (partially), 10, 11, 12, 13 and schedule 1, paragraphs 1 to 7, 8(1) to (6) and (8) to (10), 9, 11, 15(1) to (5), 16, 17(1) and 18 to 25 | 18th April 2011 | 2011/111 |
| Section 191 (partially) | 31st January 2012 and 26th March 2012 | 2012/1 |
| Section 203(1) (partially) and schedule 5, paragraph 1(8)(a) and (b) | 31st January 2012 | 2012/1 |
| Section 32 | 13th February 2012 | 2012/23 |