# The Community Care (Direct Payments) Regulations 1997, Regulation 1: Citation, commencement and interpretation


(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Community Care (Direct Payments) Regulations 1997 and shall come into force on 1st April 1997.
(2) In these Regulations—
“the Act” means the Community Care (Direct Payments) Act 1996;
“the 1983 Act” means the Mental Health Act 1983; and
“the 1984 Act” means the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/734/regulation/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/community-care-direct-payments-regulations-1997/regulation-1
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