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The Care Standards Act 2000 (Commencement No. 20) Order 2004

S.I. 2004/1757 · Made 6 July 2004

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SOCIAL CARE, ENGLAND AND WALES

PROTECTION OF VULNERABLE ADULTS

Made 6th July 2004

The Secretary of State and the National Assembly for Wales, acting jointly in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by sections 118(5) and (6) and 122 of the Care Standards Act 2000f1, hereby make the following Order:—

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2000 c. 14. The powers are exercisable by the appropriate Minister, who is defined in section 121(1), in relation to England and Wales, as the Secretary of State and the National Assembly for Wales acting jointly.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and interpretation
  2. 2Appointed Days
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Care Standards Act 2000 (Commencement No. 20) Order 2004.

(2)

In this Order “the Act” means the Care Standards Act 2000.

2Appointed Days

26th July 2004 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act—

(a)

section 80(1), (2)(a) and (c), (3) (in so far as it relates to positions mentioned in subsection (2)(a) and (c) of that section), (4), (5), (6)(a) and (b), (7)(a) and (b) and, in so far as it is not already in force, (8);

(b)

sections 81 to 90, 92, 93 and 97; and

(c)

sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 26 of Schedule 4, in so far as not already in force, and section 116 in so far as it relates to that sub-paragraph.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

Stephen Ladyman

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department of Health

18th May 2004

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998

D. Ellis-Thomas

National Assembly for Wales

6th July 2004

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force, in relation to England and Wales, certain provisions of the Care Standards Act 2000 which provide for the establishment and operation of the Protection of Vulnerable Adults list. The provisions, in so far as they are not already in force, are commenced with effect from 26th July 2004. They are:—

  • section 80, in so far as it applies in relation to care homes and domiciliary care agencies only, sections 81 to 90, 92, 93, 97, and sub-paragraph (3) of paragraph 26 of Schedule 4 in so far as it is not already in force, and section 116 in so far as it relates to that sub-paragraph.