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The Health Act 1999 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2001

S.I. 2001/270 · Made 30 January 2001

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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 30th January 2001

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 67(1) and (2) of the Health Act 1999f1, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

1999 c. 8. The power of the Secretary of State under section 67 of the Act to appoint a day for the coming into force of the provisions brought into force by this Order in relation to Wales is not exercisable by the National Assembly for Wales (see section 66(2) of the Act).

Contents

  1. 1Citation, interpretation and extent
  2. 2Appointed day
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule PROVISIONS OF THE ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 9th FEBRUARY 2001
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation, interpretation and extent

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Health Act 1999 (Commencement No. 10) Order 2001.

(2)

In this Order, “the Act” means the Health Act 1999.

(3)

This Order extends only to England and Wales.

2Appointed day

9th February 2001 is the day appointed for the coming into force of—

(a)

section 39 of the Act, in so far as it is not already in force;

(b)

section 65(2) of the Act, in so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 5 to the Act specified in paragraph (c) of this article; and

(c)

in Schedule 5 to the Act (repeals), the repeals relating to the provisions specified in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order, to the extent specified in column (2) of that Schedule.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

Hunt

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,

Department of Health

30th January 2001

PROVISIONS OF THE ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 9th FEBRUARY 2001

Column (1)Column (2)
Provisions to which repeals in Schedule 5 relateExtent to which repeal is to come into force
The National Health Service Act 1977 Sections 22(2) to (6), 28A(4) and (8)(a) and 122(2)f1Fully
The Health Service Joint Consultative Committee (Access to Information) Act 1986f2Fully

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 9th February 2001 section 39 of the Health Act 1999 in relation to Wales, and, in relation to England, repeals in Schedule 5 to the Act which are consequential upon provisions of the Act brought into force by earlier Commencement Orders.