Statutory Instruments
Education, England And Wales
Made
5th March 2018
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 19(2) of the Education and Adoption Act 2016(1), makes the following Regulations:
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Education and Adoption Act 2016 (Commencement No. 4) Regulations 2018.
2. The following provisions of the Education and Adoption Act 2016 come into force on 7th March 2018:
(a)section 15 (local authority adoption functions: joint arrangements); and
(b)section 16(c) (consequential repeals).
Nadhim Zahawi
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State
Department for Education
5th March 2018
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations are the fourth commencement regulations made under the Education and Adoption Act 2016 (“the Act”).
These Regulations appoint 7th March 2018 as the day for the coming into force of section 15 and section 16(c) of the Act. Section 15 provides for the repeal of section 3A and brings into force section 3ZA of the Adoption and Children Act 2002. Section 16(c) provides for the repeal of section 4 of the Children and Families Act 2014 which inserted section 3A into the Adoption and Children Act 2002. These Regulations bring the Act into full force.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Sections 2 to 14 inclusive | 18th April 2016 | 2016/466 (C.27) |
| Section 1 (partially) | 5th September 2016 | 2016/866 (C.61) |
| Section 1 (fully) | 11th January 2017 | 2017/6 (C. 2) |
| Section 16 | 11th January 2017 | 2017/6 (C. 2) |