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The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2008

S.I. 2008/3137 · Made 9 December 2008

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Social Security, England And Wales

Social Security, Northern Ireland

Made 9th December 2008

The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 170(3) and (4) and 171(5) of the Health and Social Care Act 2008f1, make the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2008 c. 14.

Contents

  1. 1Citation
  2. 2Appointed day for Part 4 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008, relating to Health in Pregnancy Grant
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation

This Order may be cited as the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2008.

2Appointed day for Part 4 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008, relating to Health in Pregnancy Grant

1st January 2009 is the day appointed for the coming into force of Part 4 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008.

Signature

Tony Cunningham

Frank Roy

Two of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury

9th December 2008

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 1st January 2009 Part 4 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008. Part 4 relates to the Health in Pregnancy Grant. This is a universal one-off payment available to expectant mothers in the U.K. from the 25th week of their pregnancy.

Health in Pregnancy Grant will be paid from 6th April 2009 for women who have an expected delivery date on or after this date. In order to phase-in the administration of claims up to this point, claims for the Grant can be made from beginning of January 2009.

This Order is the fifth Commencement Order made under the Health and Social Care Act 2008.