The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No. 18) Order 2013
S.I. 2013/159 · Made 28 January 2013
National Health Service, England
Made 28th January 2013
The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 170(3) and (4) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008f1.
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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2008 c.14. Section 171(2) of that Act contains a definition of “appropriate authority”, which is relevant to the powers being exercised.
Contents
- 1Citation
- 2Appointed day for provisions relating to pharmaceutical remuneration
- Signature
- Explanatory note
1Citation
This Order may be cited as the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No. 18) Order 2013.
2Appointed day for provisions relating to pharmaceutical remuneration
1st April 2013 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Health and Social Care Act 2008—
section 141(1);
section 166, in so far as it relates to the repeals mentioned in paragraph (c); and
the entries in Part 4 of Schedule 15 that relate to section 164(5) of the National Health Service Act 2006f1 (remuneration for persons providing pharmaceutical services).
Signature
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
Anna Soubry
Parliamentary Under Secretary of State,
Department of Health
28th January 2013
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order)
The determining authorities for pharmaceutical remuneration paid to providers of pharmaceutical services in England are the Secretary of State and such other persons as the Secretary of State may appoint. This Order brings into force on 1st April 2013 the provisions of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 that require the instrument of appointment to be contained in regulations, if the remuneration to be determined relates to providing particular pharmaceutical services.