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The Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Supplementary Provision) Order 2014

S.S.I. 2014/137 · Made 20 May 2014

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Children And Young Persons

Made 20th May 2014

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 22nd May 2014

Coming into force 20th June 2014

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 204 of the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011f1 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2011 asp 1.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2National Convener functions
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011 (Supplementary Provision) Order 2014 and comes into force on 20th June 2014.

2National Convener functions

Where the office of National Convenerf1 is vacant or the National Convener is for any reason unable to act, the National Convener’s functions may be exercised during that period by a person designated by the chairing memberf2 of CHSf3 or, where the chairing member of CHS is unable to act, by CHS.

Signature

AILEEN CAMPBELL

Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

20th May 2014

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes provision supplementing the Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011. The provision enables the chairing member of Children’s Hearings Scotland (“CHS”) or, in the event of the chairing member being unable to act, CHS itself to specify a person to exercise the functions of the National Convener of Children’s Hearings Scotland if the position of National Convener is vacant or the National Convener is unable to act.