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The Health Act 1999 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1999

S.I. 1999/2540 · Made 10 September 1999

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NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

Made 10th September 1999

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of 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 in relation to Wales of any of the provisions listed in section 66(2)(a) to (c) of the Act are exercisable instead by the National Assembly for Wales by virtue of section 66(2) of the Act.

Contents

  1. 1Citation, interpretation and extent
  2. 2Appointed days
  3. Signature
  4. Schedule 1PROVISIONS OF THE ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 1ST OCTOBER 1999
  5. Explanatory note

1Citation, interpretation and extent

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Health Act 1999 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1999.

(2)

In this Order—

  • “the Act” means the Health Act 1999;

  • “the 1977 Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977f1.

(3)

This Order extends to England and article 2(1)(b) extends also to Wales.

2Appointed days

(1)

1st October 1999 is the day appointed for the coming into force of—

(a)

each provision of the Act specified in column 1 of Schedule 1 to this Order; and

(b)

sections 42 to 44 of the Act.

(2)

4th January 2000 is the day appointed for the coming into force of paragraph 16, and paragraph 4 in so far as it relates to that paragraph, of Schedule 4 to the Act and section 65(1) of the Act in so far as it relates to those paragraphs.

Signature

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

John Denham

Minister of State,

Department of Health

10th September 1999

Schedule 1PROVISIONS OF THE ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 1ST OCTOBER 1999

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Provision of the ActSubject matter
Section 1Repeal of law about fund-holding practices
Section 13NHS trust establishment orders
Section 14NHS trusts: exercise of powers
Section 42Provision of information by the Registrar-General
Section 43Health Service Commissioners
Section 44Power to rectify transitional provisions under the Health Authorities Act 1995
Section 65(1) (in so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 4 specified below)
Section 65(2) (in so far as it relates to the provisions of Schedule 5 specified below)

Schedule 4—

  • paragraph 8 (in so far as it relates to fund-holding practices)

  • paragraph 15

  • paragraph 27(a) to the extent that a day on which the provision is to come into force has not been appointed by the Health Act 1999 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1999f1

  • paragraph 71 to the extent that a day on which the provision is to come into force has not been appointed by the Health Act 1999 (Commencement No. 2) Order 1999

  • paragraph 83(6) and paragraph 83(1) in so far as it relates to it

  • paragraph 85(3) and (4) and paragraph 85(1) in so far as it relates to it

  • paragraph 88(6) and paragraph 88(1) in so far as it relates to it

  • paragraph 90

Amendments of enactments

In Schedule 5, the repeals related to—

  • sections 15(1B) to (1D) (in so far as it relates to fund-holding practices), 28E(4), 98(2B), and 128(1) (in so far as it relates to the definition of “fund-holding practice”) of the National Health Service Act 1977

  • sections 4(2)(f), 14 to 17, 18(2), and 20(2)(b) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990

  • sections 3(1B) and 19 of the Health Service Commissioners Act 1993

  • paragraphs 6(c) and (d), 50(c), 58(b), and 73 to 76 of Schedule 1 to, and paragraph 13(5) of Schedule 2 to, the Health Authorities Act 1995

  • paragraphs 6(2) and (7) of Schedule 1 to the Health Service Commissioners (Amendment) Act 1996

  • sections 14 and 19 of, and paragraphs 4(3) and (4) (in so far as it relates to fund-holding practices) and 65(3) to (7) of Schedule 2 to, the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997

  • the Audit Commission Act 1998

Repeals

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force in relation to England and Wales further provisions of the Health Act 1999 (“the 1999 Act”).

Provisions which are brought into force on 1st October 1999 in relation to England relate to the abolition of GP fund-holding practices, NHS trust establishment orders and the exercise of powers by NHS trusts. The provisions which are brought into force on that date in relation to England and Wales relate to the provision of information by Registrar General to the Secretary of State, the disclosure of information by the Health Service Commissioners and the rectification of transitional provisions made under the Health Authorities Act 1995.

Paragraph 16 of Schedule 4 to the Health Act, which relates to Primary Care Trusts, is brought into force in relation to England on 4th January 2000.