Children's Hearings (Scotland) Act 2011

54 Termination of order after maximum of 8 working days S

A child protection order in respect of a child ceases to have effect on the earliest of—

(a) the beginning of a children's hearing arranged under section 69 in relation to the child,

(b) the person specified in the order under section 37(2)(a) or, where there is no such person specified, the applicant for the order receiving notice under section 68(3) that the question of whether a compulsory supervision order should be made in respect of the child will not be referred to a children's hearing,

(c) where the order contains an authorisation of the type mentioned in section 37(2)(b), the end of the period of 8 working days beginning on the day [F1 after the day on which] the child was removed to a place of safety, or

(d) where the order does not contain such an authorisation, the end of the period of 8 working days beginning on the day [F2 after the day on which] the order was made.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 54(c) inserted (26.1.2015) by Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 8), ss. 83, 102(3); S.S.I. 2014/353, art. 2(2)(3), Sch. (with art. 3)

F2 Words in s. 54(d) inserted (26.1.2015) by Children and Young People (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 8), ss. 83, 102(3); S.S.I. 2014/353, art. 2(2)(3), Sch. (with art. 3)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 54 in force at 24.6.2013 by S.S.I. 2013/195, arts. 2, 3