The Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1) (Wales) Order 2009

Made: 18 March 2009

The Welsh Ministers in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 40 and 44(3) and (5) of the Children and Young Persons Act 2008[^f00001], make the following Order:

Title, Interpretation and Application

1

• (1) The title of this Order is the Children and Young Persons Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1) (Wales) Order 2009.

• (2) In this Order “the Act” (“Y Ddeddf”) means the Children and Young Persons Act 2008.

• (3) This Order applies in relation to Wales.

Appointed Day

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6 April 2009 is the appointed day for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act —

• (a) section 30 (removal of restriction on hearing of application for discharge of emergency protection order);

• (b) section 35 (extension of period allowed for making regulations under section 45 or 46 of the Children Act 2004[^f00002]); and

• (c) section 42 and Schedule 4 (repeals) in so far as they relate to the repeal of section 45(9) of the Children Act 1989[^f00003].

Signed

Gwenda Thomas — Under authority of the Minister for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers — 18 March 2009

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 6 April 2009 sections 30, 35 and 42 of, and Schedule 4 to, the Children and Young Persons Act 2008, to the extent specified in the Order.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2008 c. 23.

[^f00002]: 2004 c. 31.

[^f00003]: 1989 c. 41.