Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.  (1)  This Order may be cited as the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2014 and comes into force on 5th January 2015.

(2) In this Order, "the 2014 Act" means the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014.

Appointed day

2.  (1)  5th January 2015 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the 2014 Act specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order (the subject-matter of which is described in column 2 of the Schedule).

(2) Where a purpose is specified in column 3 of the Schedule in relation to any provision specified in column 1 of the Schedule, that provision comes into force on 5th January 2015 for that purpose only.

Article 2

SCHEDULE

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force the following provisions of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 ("the 2014 Act") on 5th January 2015: sections 93 and 98 (for the purpose of commencing the following paragraph); paragraph 2(3), (4) and (5) of schedule 5 to the 2014 Act.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Bill for the 2014 Act received Royal Assent on 27th March 2014. Section 102(1) brought Part 18 of the 2014 Act into force on the day after Royal Assent (apart from sections 96, 97 and 98). Section 102(2) brought subsections (2) to (5) of section 47 (duty to secure provision of early learning and childcare) into force on the day after Royal Assent. The provisions of the 2014 Act commenced by earlier commencement orders are detailed in the table below.