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The Health Act 1999 (Commencement No. 13) Order 2003

S.I. 2003/1689 · Made 3 July 2003

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HEALTH CARE AND ASSOCIATED PROFESSIONS

Made 3rd July 2003

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:

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Footnotes

f1

1999 c. 8.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, commencement and interpretation
  2. 2Appointed day
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation, commencement and interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Health Act 1999 (Commencement No. 13) Order 2003.

(2)

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

2Appointed day

9th July 2003 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 60(3) of the Act in so far as it relates to—

(a)

sections 6, 7, 9(3) and (4) and 13 of the Professions Supplementary to Medicine Act 1960; and

(b)

in Schedule 5 to the Act, the repeals relating to the provisions specified in paragraph (a) of this article.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

John Hutton

Minister of State,

Department of Health

3rd July 2003

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 9th July 2003 section 60(3) of the Health Act 1999 (partially) and repeals in Schedule 5 to the Act (partially). The effect is that certain provisions in the Professions Supplementary to Medicine Act 1960 are repealed in consequence of the coming into force of the Health Professions Order 2001 (S.I. 2002/254). Other provisions in that Act were repealed by virtue of S.I. 2001/1985 and S.I. 2002/1167. Sections 2(5) and 14 remain in force.