This Scottish Statutory Instrument has been printed in substitution of the SSI of the same number due to an error in the date of signing, and is being issued free of charge to all known recipients of that Statutory Instrument.
2024 No. 13 (C. 2)
Human Rights
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 (Commencement) Regulations 2024
Made 17th January 2024
Laid before the Scottish Parliament 18th January 2024
Coming into force 31st January 2024
The Scottish Ministers make the following Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 47(2)(b) of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024.
Citation and commencement
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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024 (Commencement) Regulations 2024.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 31 January 2024.
Appointed day
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31 January 2024 is the appointed day for the coming into force of the following provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Act 2024—
(a) section 1 (meaning of “the UNCRC requirements” and related expressions),
(b) section 2 (meaning of references to States Parties and related expressions in the UNCRC requirements),
(c) section 13 (guidance on Part 2),
(d) section 20 (guidance on section 18),
(e) section 44 (rules of court),
(f) the schedule (the UNCRC requirements).
NATALIE DON
Authorised to sign by the Scottish Ministers
St Andrew’s House,
Edinburgh
17th January 2024