Citation and Interpretation _I1

1. This Order may be cited as the Children and Families Act 2014 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2014.

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2. In this Order “the Act” means the Children and Families Act 2014 .

Provisions coming into force on 1st April 2014 _I3

3. The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1st April 2014 for the purposes of making orders or regulations only—

(a) sections 30 and 31;

(b) section 34;

(c) sections 36 and 37;

(d) section 41;

(e) sections 44 to 47;

(f) section 49;

(g) sections 51 and 52;

(h) section 56;

(i) section 67;

(j) section 69;

(k) section 80;

(l) section 84;

(m) Schedule 4.

Provisions coming into force on 22nd April 2014 _I4

4. The following provisions of the Act come into force on 22nd April 2014—

(a) section 9;

(b) section 12;

(c) section 14;

(d) section 15(1) and (3);

(e) section 16;

(f) Schedule 2.

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4A. Section 78 comes into force on 1st May 2014. ^F1]

Provisions coming into force on 13th May 2014 _I5

5. The following provisions of the Act come into force on 13th May 2014—

(a) section 4;

(b) section 7;

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(d) sections 85 to 89;

(e) sections 98 and 99;

(f) Schedule 1.

Provisions coming into force on 25th July 2014 _I6

6. The following provisions of the Act come into force on 25th July 2014—

(a) section 1, in relation to England only;

(b) sections 2 and 3;

(c) section 6;

(d) section 8.

Provisions coming into force on 1st September 2014 _I7

7. The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1st September 2014—

(a) Part 3, to the extent that it is not already in force, save for—

(i) in section 70(1), the words “Subject to this section and sections 71 to 75,”;

(ii) sections 70(2) to 75;

(iii) paragraphs 55 to 58 of Schedule 3;

(b) section 84, to the extent that it is not already in force;

(c) section 100;

(d) section 106;

(e) Schedule 4, to the extent that it is not already in force.