2008 No. 130 (C. 12)
The Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2008
Made
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 121(2) and (3) of the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 20071.
Citation and interpretation1
1
This Order may be cited as the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2008.
2
In this Order “the Act” means the Adoption and Children (Scotland) Act 2007.
Appointed day2
1
The day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order is 7th April 2008.
2
The subject matter of each provision of the Act 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.
SCHEDULE
Column 1 | Column 2 | Column 3 |
---|---|---|
Provision of the Act | Subject matter | Purpose |
Section 2(3) | Carrying out of duties imposed by section 1 | Only in relation to the definition of “registered adoption service” in section 119(1) of the Act |
Section 119(1) | Interpretation | |
Section 120(1) | Minor and consequential amendments and repeals | Only in relation to paragraph 9(1) and (5) of Schedule 2 to the Act |
Schedule 2 paragraph 9(1) and (5) | Minor and consequential amendments to the Children (Scotland) Act 19952 |
(This note is not part of the Order)