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The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1) (Wales) Order 2009

W.S.I. 2009/728 · Made 18 March 2009

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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, WALES

Made 18 March 2009

The Welsh Ministers in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 40 and 44(3) and (5) of the Children and Young Persons Act 2008f1, make the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2008 c. 23.

Contents

  1. 1Title, Interpretation and Application
  2. 2Appointed Day
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Title, Interpretation and Application

(1)

The title of this Order is the Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1) (Wales) Order 2009.

(2)

In this Order “the Act” (“Y Ddeddf”) means the Children and Young Persons Act 2008.

(3)

This Order applies in relation to Wales.

2Appointed Day

6 April 2009 is the appointed day for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act —

(a)

section 30 (removal of restriction on hearing of application for discharge of emergency protection order);

(b)

section 35 (extension of period allowed for making regulations under section 45 or 46 of the Children Act 2004f1); and

(c)

section 42 and Schedule 4 (repeals) in so far as they relate to the repeal of section 45(9) of the Children Act 1989f2.

Signature

Gwenda Thomas

Under authority of the Minister for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers

18 March 2009

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 6 April 2009 sections 30, 35 and 42 of, and Schedule 4 to, the Children and Young Persons Act 2008, to the extent specified in the Order.