Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.-(1) This Order may be cited as the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 9 and Saving Provision) Order 2015 and comes into force on 30th September 2015.

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

Appointed day

2.-(1) 30th September 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 30th September 2015 for that purpose only.

Saving provision

3.  Despite article 2 appointing 30th September 2015 as the day on which paragraph 4(4) of schedule 5 to the 2014 Act (modification of the 1995 Act) comes into force, section 44 of the 1995 Act (prohibition of publication of proceedings at children's hearing)(2) continues to have effect on and after that date as it had effect immediately before that date in relation to any proceedings or appeal mentioned in subsection (1) of that section which-

(a)have or has concluded as at that date; or

(b)are or is continuing on that date.

Article 2

SCHEDULE

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force provisions of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 ("the 2014 Act").

It partially commences section 8 of the 2014 Act on 30th September 2015 for the limited purpose of enabling Scottish Ministers to make orders in accordance with the powers contained in that provision (article 2 and the Schedule). This section relates to powers in Part 3 of the 2014 Act (children's services planning).

Section 75 of the 2014 Act (Scotland's Adoption Register) and paragraphs 11(1), (5) and (6) of schedule 5 to the 2014 Act are partially commenced by this Order on 30th September 2015 so far as necessary to enable Scottish Ministers to make regulations under section 13A(2) of the Adoption Children (Scotland) Act 2007.

This Order also partially commences section 98 of the 2014 Act (modification of enactments) for the purpose of commencing paragraphs 4(1) and (4), 5(1) and (2), and 12(10) of schedule 5 to the 2014 Act on 30th September 2015.

Article 3 makes saving provision so that, despite this Order commencing paragraph 4(4) of schedule 5 to the 2014 Act on 30th September 2015, section 44 of the Children (Scotland) Act 1995 (prohibition of publication of proceedings at children's hearing) continues to have the same effect on and after that date as it had immediately before that date in relation to any proceedings or appeals mentioned in section 44(1) which have concluded, or are continuing, on that date.

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: