Version Superseded: 01/06/1996
Point in time view as at 01/02/1991.
Social Work (Scotland) Act 1968, Introductory Text is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 03 March 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
An Act to make further provision for promoting social welfare in Scotland; to consolidate with amendments certain enactments relating to the care and protection of children; to amend the law relating to the supervision and care of persons put on probation or released from prison etc.; to restrict the prosecution of children for offences; to establish children’s panels to provide children’s hearings in the case of children requiring compulsory measures of care; and for purposes connected with the aforesaid matters.
[26th July 1968]
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1By Criminal Justice Act 1991 (c. 53, SIF 39:1), S. 101(1), Sch. 12 para. 23; S.I. 1991/2208, art. 2(1), Sch.1 it is provided (14.10.1991) that in relation to any time before the commencement of s. 70 of that 1991 Act (which came into force on 1.10.1992 by S.I. 1992/333, art. 2(2), Sch. 2) references in any enactment amended by that 1991 Act, to youth courts shall be construed as references to juvenile courts.
C2Act modified (1.6.1996) by Armed Forces Act 1991 (c. 62, SIF 7:1), s. 21(4)(b); S.I. 1996/1173, art. 2
Act: power to modify conferred (12.12.1996 for certain purposes and otherwise 1.4.1997) by 1995 c. 36, s. 33(5)(a) (with ss. 99, 103(1)); S.I. 1996/3201, art. 3(1)(7) (which said art. 3(7) was substituted (7.3.1997) by S.I. 1997/744, art. 2 (with transitional provisions inserted into S.I. 1996/3201 by art. 3)
Act: certain functions transferred (1.4.1996) by 1994 c. 39, s. 127(1) (with s. 128); S.I. 1996/323, art. 4(1)(a), Sch. 1
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