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The Patient Rights (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2012

S.S.I. 2012/35 · Made 8 February 2012

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National Health Service

Made 8th February 2012

Laid before the Scottish Parliament 10th February 2012

Coming into force 1st April 2012

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 26(3) of the Patient Rights (Scotland) Act 2011f1.

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2011 asp 5.

Contents

  1. 1Citation and commencement
  2. 2Appointed days
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Patient Rights (Scotland) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2012 and comes into force on 1st April 2012.

2Appointed days

The days appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Patient Rights (Scotland) Act 2011 are—

(a)

1st April 2012 for sections 1 to 7, 14 to 21 and 23 and the schedule; and

(b)

1st October 2012 for the remaining provisions, insofar as these provisions are not already in force.

Signature

NICOLA STURGEON

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House,

Edinburgh

8th February 2012

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 1st April 2012 sections 1 to 7, 14 to 21 and section 23 of, and the schedule to, the Patient Rights (Scotland) Act 2011 (“the 2011 Act”). It brings into force on 1st October 2012 those provisions of the 2011 Act which are not at that date already in force.

The Bill for the 2011 Act received Royal Assent on 31st March 2011. Sections 22, 24, 25 and 26 came into force on Royal Assent.