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The Care Standards Act 2000 (Commencement No. 6) (England) Order 2001

S.I. 2001/1536 · Made 5 April 2001

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SOCIAL CARE, ENGLAND

Made 5th April 2001

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 118(1) and (4) to (6) and 122 of the Care Standards Act 2000f1, and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2000 c. 14.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, interpretation and extent
  2. 2Appointed Day
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, interpretation and extent

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Care Standards Act 2000 (Commencement No. 6) (England) Order 2001.

(2)

In this Order references to sections and Schedules are references to sections of, and Schedules to the Care Standards Act 2000.

(3)

This Order extends to England only.

2Appointed Day

(1)

The day appointed for the coming into force of paragraph 6 of Schedule 1 in so far as it relates to the General Social Care Council, and section 54(6) in so far as it relates to that paragraph, is 10th April 2001;

(2)

7th May 2001 is the day appointed for the coming into force of—

(a)

the following provisions in so far as they relate to the General Social Care Council—

(i)

section 54(1)(a), (4), (5) and (7)(a) (care councils);

(ii)

Schedule 1, paragraphs 1 to 5, 7, 8, 12 to 14, 16 and 18 to 26 and section 54(6) in so far as it relates to those paragraphs;

(iii)

for the purpose only of the exercise of any power to make rules and preparing codes of practice, sections 59, 60, 62, 63, 65, 66 and 71;

(b)

section 55 (interpretation), in so far as it relates to those provisions.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

John Hutton

Minister of State,

Department of Health

5th April 2001

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Care Standards Act 2000 (c. 14) in so far as they relate to the General Social Care Council—

(a)

paragraph 6 of Schedule 1, which enables the Secretary of State by regulations to make provision for the appointment to and the procedure of the Council, on 10th April 2001;

(b)

section 54(1)(a), (4), (5) and (7) on 7th May 2001;

(c)

Schedule 1, paragraphs 1 to 5, 7, 8, 12 to 14, 16, and 18 to 26 and section 54(6) in so far as it relates to them, on 7th May 2001;

(d)

sections 59, 60, 62, 63, 65, 66 and 71 on 7th May 2001, but only for the purposes of making rules and preparing codes of practice.

Section 55 (interpretation) in so far as it relates to those provisions is also commenced on 7th May 2001.

The provisions are commenced in England only.