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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/care-standards-act-2000/section-122",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/care-standards-act-2000/section-122.json",
  "legislation": "ukpga/2000/14",
  "legislation_title": "Care Standards Act 2000",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/care-standards-act-2000",
  "path": "section/122",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "122",
  "heading": "Commencement.",
  "text": "This Act, except ... this Chapter, shall come into force on such day as the appropriate Minister may by order appoint, and different days may be appointed for different purposes.",
  "extent": "E+W",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 122 omitted (1.8.2012) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7), s. 306(4), Sch. 15 para. 24; S.I. 2012/1319, art. 2(4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "P",
      "label": "P1",
      "text": "S. 122 power partly exercised (14.9.2000): different dates appointed for specified provisions and purposes by S.I. 2000/2544, art. 2S. 122 power partly exercised (9.10.2000): different dates appointed (E.) for specified provisions and purposes by S.I. 2000/2795, art. 2 (with art. 3)S. 122 power partly exercised (7.11.2000): different dates appointed (W.) for specified provisions and purposes by S.I. 2000/2992, art. 2(2), Sch. 2S. 122 power partly exercised: different dates appointed (W.) for specified provisions by S.I. 2001/139, arts. 1(3), 2 (with transitional provisions in art. 3)S. 122 power partly exercised: different dates appointed (E.) for specified provisions by S.I. 2001/290, arts. 1(3), 2 (with transitional provisions in art. 3)S. 122 power partly exercised: 2.3.2001 appointed (E.) for specified provision by S.I. 2001/731, art. 2S. 122 power partly exercised: different dates appointed (E.) for specified provisions by S.I. 2001/1193, arts. 1(3), 2S. 122 power partly exercised: 16.3.2001 appointed (E.) for specified provision by S.I. 2001/1210, arts. 1(3), 2S. 122 power partly exercised: different dates appointed (E.) for specified provisions by S.I. 2001/1536, arts. 1(3), 2S. 122 power partly exercised: different dates appointed (E.) for specified provisions by S.I. 2001/2041, arts. 1(4), 2 (with transitional, transitory and savings provisions in art. 3, Sch.)S. 122 power partly exercised: 1.7.2001 appointed (W.) for specified provisions by S.I. 2001/2190, art. 2, Sch. TableS. 122 power partly exercised: 1.7.2001 appointed (W.) for specified provision by S.I. 2001/2354, art. 2S. 122 power partly exercised: different dates appointed (W.) for specified provision by S.I. 2001/2504, art. 2 (with transitional provisions in art. 3)S. 122 power partly exercised: different dates appointed (W) for specified provisions by S.I. 2001/2538, art. 2S. 122 power partly exercised: 26.8.2001 appointed (W.) for specified provisions by S.I. 2001/2782, art. 2S. 122 power partly exercised: 4.10.2001 appointed (E.) for specified provisions by S.I. 2001/3331, arts. 1(3), 2S. 122 power partly exercised: different dates appointed (E.) for specified provisions by S.I. 2001/3852, arts. 1(4), 3 (subject to transitional provisions in Sch. 1 and with transitional provisions in Sch. 2) (as amended by S.I. 2001/4150, 2002/1493, 2002/1790, 2002/2001, 2002/3210, 2005/3397)S. 122 power partly exercised: different dates appointed (E.) for specified purposes by S.I. 2001/4150, arts. 1(2), 3 (subject to transitional provisions in art. 4 and in S.I. 2002/1493, art. 4) (as amended by S.I. 2002/1493, 2002/1790, 2002/2001, 2002/3210)S. 122 power partly exercised: different dates appointed (E.W.) for specified provisions by S.I. 2002/629S. 122 power partly exercised: 1.4.2002 appointed (E.) for specified provision by S.I. 2002/839S. 122 power partly exercised: 1.4.2002 appointed (W.) for specified provisions by S.I. 2002/920S. 122 power partly exercised: 30.4.2002 appointed (W.) for specified provisions by S.I. 2002/1175S. 122 power partly exercised: different dates appointed (E.) for specified provisions by S.I. 2002/1245S. 122 power partly exercised: 1.4.2002 appointed (E.) for specified provisions by S.I. 2002/1493S. 122 power partly exercised: 31.5.2002 appointed (E.) for specified provisions by S.I. 2002/1790S. 122 power partly exercised: 29.7.2002 appointed (E.) for specified provisions by S.I. 2002/2001S. 122 power partly exercised: 2.9.2002 appointed (E.) for specified provision by S.I. 2002/2215S. 122 power partly exercised: 19.12.2002 appointed (E.) for specified provisions by S.I. {2002/3210}S. 122 power partly exercised: different dates appointed (W.) for specified provisions and purposes by S.I. 2003/152, art. 2S. 122 power partly exercised: different dates appointed (E.) for specified provisions and purposes by S.I. 2003/365, art. 3S. 122 power partly exercised: different dates appointed (W.) for specified provisions and purposes by S.I. 2003/501, art. 2S. 122 power partly exercised: different dates appointed (W.) for specified provisions and purposes by S.I. 2003/933, art. 2S. 122 power partly exercised: 2.10.2003 appointed (W.) for specified provisions and purposes by S.I. 2003/2528, art. 2S. 122 power partly exercised: 1.3.2004 appointed (E.) for specified provisions and purposes by S.I. 2004/484, art. 2S. 122 power partly exercised: 1.4.2004 appointed (W.) for specified provisions and purposes by S.I. 2004/1015, art. 2S. 122 power partly exercised: 7.7.2004 appointed (W.) for specified provisions and purposes by S.I. 2004/1730, art. 2S. 122 power partly exercised: 26.7.2004 appointed for specified provisions and purposes by S.I. 2004/1757, art. 2S. 122 power partly exercised: different dates appointed for specified provisions and purposes by S.I. 2005/375, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/14/section/122",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T09:21:05.049603+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}