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Explanatory note

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This Order is the seventh commencement order made under the Health and Social Care Act 2008 and brings into force on 1st January 2009 the provisions establishing the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence. It also brings into force, on that date, provisions extending the powers under section 60 of the Health Act 1999, which is an order making power relating to the regulation of health care and associated professions, and a provision extending the scope of the order making powers under that Act more generally.