Citation and commencement

1.  This Order may be cited as the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 11) Order 2016 and comes into force on 31st August 2016.

Day appointed

2.  31st August 2016 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014-

(a)so far as not already in force-

(i)sections 19 to 45;

(ii)section 68; and

(iii)schedules 2 and 3(2); and

(b)section 95.

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").

The Order commences all of the sections in Parts 4 and 5 of the 2014 Act (sections 19 to 45), so far as not already in force, with effect from 31st August 2016. Some of these sections were partially commenced by an earlier commencement order for the purpose of enabling the Scottish Ministers to make orders under the sections.

The Order commences section 68 of the 2014 Act, so far as not already in force, with effect from 31st August 2016. Section 68 was partially commenced by an earlier commencement order for the purpose of enabling the Scottish Ministers to make orders under that section.

The Order fully commences schedules 2 and 3 to the 2014 Act.

The Order also commences section 95 of the 2014 Act, for all purposes, with effect from 31st August 2016.

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: