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(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.
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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.
KEVIN STEWART
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
21st February 2017
SCHEDULE
Article 2


Column 1Provisions of the Act Column 2Subject 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