2016 No. 363 (C. 32)
The Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitory Provision) Order 2016
Made
Laid before the Scottish Parliament
Coming into force
The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in in exercise of the powers conferred by section 145(2) and (3) of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 20151 and all other powers enabling them to do so.
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
This Order may be cited as the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 4 and Transitory Provision) Order 2016 and comes into force on 20th December 2016.
2
In this Order “the Act” means the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015.
Appointed days
2
The day appointed for the coming into force, insofar as not already in force, of Part 2 and schedule 1 of the Act (community planning) is 20th December 2016.
3
The day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act, insofar as not already in force, is 23rd January 2017:—
a
section 19 (participation requests: meaning of “community-controlled body”);
b
Part 5 and schedule 3 (asset transfer requests); and
c
Part 6 (delegation of Forestry Commissioners’ functions).
Transitory provision4
For the purposes of section 95 of the Act the asset transfer report to be published no later than 30th June 2018 must also set out the information described in section 95(2) in respect of the period beginning on 23rd January 2017 and ending on 31st March 2018.
(This note is not part of the Order)
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order.
Provision of the Act | Date of Commencement | Instrument No. |
|---|---|---|
Section 1 | 15th April 2016 | |
Section 2 | 15th April 2016 | |
Section 3 | 15th April 2016 | |
Section 9(2),(5) and (6) (partially) | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 15(3) (partially) | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 18 | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 20(2) and (3) (partially) | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 21(2), (3), (4), (8) and (9) (partially) | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 23 | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 24(7)(a) and (8) (partially) | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 26(6) (partially) | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 29(3) (partially) | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 31(6) (partially) | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 34 (partially) | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 35 | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 36 | 15th April 2016 | |
Section 37(1), (4), (7) and (8) (partially) | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 37 (insofar as not already in force) | 15th April 2016 | |
Section 38 | 15th April 2016 | |
Section 39 | 15th April 2016 | |
Section 40 (partially) | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 40 (insofar as not already in force) | 15th April 2016 | |
Section 41 | 15th April 2016 | |
Section 42(1), (2), (4) and (9) (partially) | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 42 (insofar as not already in force) | 15th April 2016 | |
Section 43 | 15th April 2016 | |
Section 44 (partially) | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 44 (insofar as not already in force) | 15th April 2016 | |
Section 45 | 15th April 2016 | |
Section 46 | 15th April 2016 | |
Section 47 | 15th April 2016 | |
Section 48 | 15th April 2016 | |
Section 49 (partially) | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 49 (insofar as not already in force) | 15th April 2016 | |
Section 50 (partially) | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 50 (insofar as not already in force) | 15th April 2016 | |
Section 51 | 15th April 2016 | |
Section 52 (partially) | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 52 (insofar as not already in force) | 15th April 2016 | |
Section 53 | 15th April 2016 | |
Section 54 | 15th April 2016 | |
Section 55 | 15th April 2016 | |
Section 56 | 15th April 2016 | |
Section 57 | 15th April 2016 | |
Section 58 | 15th April 2016 | |
Section 59 | 15th April 2016 | |
Section 60 | 15th April 2016 | |
Section 61 | 15th April 2016 | |
Section 75 (partially) | 15th April 2016 | |
Section 76 | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 77(2) and (3) (partially) | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 78(2), (3) and (4) (partially) | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 81 | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 82(8)(a) and (9) (partially) | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 83(10) (partially) | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 85(3), (4) and (10) (partially) | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 86(3), (4), (7)(b)(i) and (9) (partially) | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 87(3), (4) and (9) (partially) | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 88(3) (partially) | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 89(2), (3), and (4) (partially) | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 90(12), (13) and (14) (partially) | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 94(4), (5) and (6) (partially) | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 96 (partially) | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 97 | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 103 | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 105 | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 106 | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 137 (partially) | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 139(1) to (5) and (7) (partially) | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 140 | 31st October 2015 | |
Section 144(1) and schedule 4 so far as they relate to paragraph 8(1), (2)(d) and (4)(a) of schedule 4 (partially) | 13th November 2015 | |
Section 144(1) and schedule 4 so far as they relate to paragraph 8 of schedule 4 (insofar as not already in force) | 15th April 2016 | |
Section 144(2) and schedule 5 so far as they relate to the Land Reform (Scotland) Act 2003 | 15th April 2016 |