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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/children-and-young-people-scotland-act-2014-commencement-no-12-and-saving-provision-order-2016/article-3",
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  "legislation": "ssi/2016/254",
  "legislation_title": "The Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 12 and Saving Provision) Order 2016",
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  "number": "3",
  "heading": "Days appointed",
  "text": "(1) 7th October 2016 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the 2014 Act—\n(a) section 7 and sections 9 to 18; and\n(b) so far as not already in force, section 8.\n(2) 28th November 2016 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the 2014 Act—\n(a) section 92; and\n(b) paragraph 3(3) of schedule 5.\n(3) 1st April 2017 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the 2014 Act—\n(a) sections 2 and 3;\n(b) schedule 1; and\n(c) paragraphs 4(2), 4(3), 5(3), 9, 11(2), 11(3) and 11(4) of schedule 5.\n(4) 7th August 2017 is the day appointed for the coming into force of sections 5 and 6 of the 2014 Act.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
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  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ssi/2016/254/article/3",
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  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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