2002 No. 73 (C. 6)

HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES

The Health and Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002

Made

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety1, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 61(2) of the Health and Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 20012 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the Health and Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002.

2

In this Order:

  • the Act” means the Health and Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2001.

Appointed Days2

1

1st April 2002 is the day appointed for the coming into operation of section 39 of the Act.

2

The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Act set out in column 1 of the Schedule to this Order (the subject matter of each provision being set out in column (2)) is 1st April 2002.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 5th March 2002.

D. J. ThompsonSenior Officer of theDepartment of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

SCHEDULEProvisions of the Act coming into operation on 1st April 2002

Article 2(2)

Column (1)

Column (2)

Provision of the Act

Subject Matter

Schedule 5, in so far as those provisions relate to:

Repeals

The Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 19723

Article 15D(4).

In Article 90, paragraphs (5) and (6), paragraph (7)(c) and the word “and” immediately before it and in paragraph (8) the words following “Northern Ireland”.

In Article 92 the words “or (5)(a)”.

In Article 92A(1) the words “or (5)(a)”.

Article 92A(7).

Article 92B(3)(e) and (6).

The Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 19914

Article 8(2)(f), (g)(iv) and (h)(v).

Articles 17 to 20.

Article 21(2).

The Commissioner for Complaints (Northern Ireland) Order 19965

Article 8(4) and (8).

The Health Services (Primary Care) (Northern Ireland) Order 19976

Articles 15 and 19.

In Schedule 2, the amendments to Articles 17, 18 and 21(1) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.

(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Order brings into operation on 1st April 2002 certain provisions of the Health and Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2001, namely section 39 (repeal of law about fund-holding practices) and Schedule 5, in so far as the repeals in that Schedule are relevant to that provision.

(This note is not part of the Order.)

The following provisions of the Health and Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 were brought into operation by the Health and Personal Social Services (2001 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 (S.R. 2001 No. 128 (C. 5)) on the following dates:

Provision

Date of Commencement

Sections 23 to 38

2nd April 2001

Sections 41 to 47

2nd April 2001

Sections 50 to 52

2nd April 2001

Section 56 and Schedule 4

2nd April 2001

Section 60(3) and Schedule 5 (partially)

2nd April 2001

Sections 1(1), (3) and (4), Section 2 and Schedule 1

1st June 2001

Sections 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13 and 18 (so far as necessary to allow the Council to make rules and prepare codes of practice)

1st June 2001

Sections 20 to 22

1st June 2001

Section 54(1) and (2)

1st June 2001

Sections 53 and 55, and Schedule 3

2nd July 2001

The following provisions of the Health and Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2001 were brought into operation by the Health and Personal Social Services (2001 Act) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2001 (S.R. 2001 No. 324 (C.16)) on the following dates:

Provision

Date of Commencement

Section 1(2)

1st October 2001

Sections 4 and 5 (for the purpose only of the exercise of any power of the Council to make rules)

1st October 2001

Sections 14, 17 and 19

1st October 2001

Section 54(3)

1st November 2001