# The Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2017

S.S.I. 2017/40 · made 21 February 2017

This Order appoints 1st April 2017 for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (“the Act”) to the extent that they are not already in force—sections 20 to 22sections 24 to 29sections 31 to 34schedule 2

Made under: Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (Section 145)

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## Introductory text

Community Empowerment
Made 21st February 2017
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 23rd February 2017
Coming into force 1st April 2017
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 145(2) of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015.

## 1 Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2017 and comes into force on 1st April 2017.
(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015.

## 2 Appointed day

The day appointed for the coming into force, insofar as not already in force, of the provisions of the Act specified in column 1 of the table in the schedule (the subject matter of which is described in column 2 of that table) is 1st April 2017.

## Signature

KEVIN STEWART
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
21st February 2017

## PROVISIONS OF THE ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 1ST APRIL 2017

Column 1
Provisions of the Act
Column 2
Subject Matter
Section 20
Meaning of “community participation body”
Section 21
Meaning of “public service authority”
Section 22
Participation requests
Section 24
Participation requests: decisions
Section 25
Decision notice: information about outcome improvement process
Section 26
Proposed outcome improvement process
Section 27
Power to decline certain participation requests
Section 28
Duty to establish and maintain outcome improvement process
Section 29
Modification of outcome improvement process
Section 31
Reporting
Section 32
Annual reports
Section 33
Ministerial report
Section 34
Guidance
Schedule 2
Public service authorities

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order appoints 1st April 2017 for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (“the Act”) to the extent that they are not already in force—
sections 20 to 22
sections 24 to 29
sections 31 to 34
schedule 2
Those provisions relate to the making and determination of participation requests under Part 3 of the Act.
The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 24th July 2015. Sections 141 to 143, 145 and 146 came into force the following day.

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