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The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1) (Wales) Order 2009

W.S.I. 2009/631 · Made 11 March 2009

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SOCIAL CARE, WALES

Made 11 March 2009

Coming into force 6 April 2009

The Welsh Ministers in exercise of the powers conferred upon them by section 170(3) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008f1, make the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2008 c. 14.

Contents

  1. 1Title and Application
  2. 2Appointed Day
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Title and Application

(1)

The title of this Order is the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No. 1) (Wales) Order 2009.

(2)

This Order applies in relation to Wales.

2Appointed Day

6 April 2009 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 —

(a)

section 147 (abolition of maintenance liability of relatives);

(b)

Schedule 13 (transitional provisions relating to section 147); and

(c)

Part 5 of Schedule 15 (repeals and revocations) and section 166 (repeals) insofar as it relates to that Part.

Signature

Gwenda Thomas

Under authority of the Minister for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers

11 March 2009

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 6 April 2009 section 147 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (c. 14) (and associated provisions). Section 147 removes the liability of a spouse or parent to contribute to the cost of accommodation provided by a local authority for the person concerned under Part 3 of the National Assistance Act 1948.