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The Down Syndrome Act 2022 (Commencement) Regulations 2024

S.I. 2024/373 · Made 13 March 2024

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MENTAL HEALTH, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 13th March 2024

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 2(2) of the Down Syndrome Act 2022f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2022 c. 18.

Contents

  1. 1Citation
  2. 2Commencement
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation

These Regulations may be cited as the Down Syndrome Act 2022 (Commencement) Regulations 2024.

2Commencement

The provisions of the Down Syndrome Act 2022 come into force on 18th March 2024.

Signature

Maria Caulfield

Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State

Department of Health and Social Care

13th March 2024

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations bring into force, on 18 March 2024, the Down Syndrome Act 2022. The Down Syndrome Act 2022 imposes a duty on the Secretary of State to give guidance to certain public authorities specified in the Act about how to meet the needs of persons with Down Syndrome when exercising certain specified functions.