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The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No.3) (Wales) Order 2010

W.S.I. 2010/749 · Made 11 March 2010

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CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, WALES

Made 11 March 2010

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.3) (Wales) Order 2010.

(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

31 March 2010 is the appointed day for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act —

(a)

section 8(3) (provision of accommodation and maintenance for children who are looked after by a local authority), Schedule 2 (transitory modifications of Schedule 2 to the Children Act 1989)f1 and Schedule 4 (repeals) in so far as it relates to the repeal relating to section 12 of the Adoption and Children Act 2002f2; and

(b)

section 34.

Signature

Gwenda Thomas

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

11 March 2010

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 31 March 2010 sections 8 and 34 of, and Schedules 2 and 4 to, the Children and Young Persons Act 2008, to the extent specified in the Order.