Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 8 and Saving Provision) Order 2015 and comes into force on 30th March 2015.

(2) In this Order-

"the 2014 Act" means the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014;

"the 2010 Act" means the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010(2); and

"closure proposal" has the meaning given in section 2(1)(b) of the 2010 Act.

Appointed day

2.  30th March 2015 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 81(1)(d), (2), (3)(a), (4), (6), (8) and (11)(b) of the 2014 Act (call-in of closure proposals) (in so far as not already in force).

Saving provision

3.  Despite article 2, section 81(1)(d), (2), (3)(a) and (4) of the 2014 Act is of no effect in relation to closure proposals called in under section 17 of the 2010 Act before 30th March 2015.

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 30th March 2015: section 81(1)(d), (2), (3)(a), (4), (6), (8) and (11)(b) (call-in of closure proposals) (in so far as not already in force).

Article 3 provides that despite the commencement of section 81(1)(d), (2), (3)(a) and (4) of the 2014 Act, it is of no effect in relation to a closure proposal called in by the Scottish Ministers under section 17 of the Schools (Consultation) (Scotland) Act 2010, prior to 30th March 2015.

This therefore means that any decision taken to implement a closure proposal which has been called in by the Scottish Ministers prior to 30th March 2015, but not yet determined by that date, will be determined by the Scottish Ministers under section 16 of the 2010 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.