The Care Standards Act 2000 (Commencement No. 3) (England) Order 2001

Statutory Instruments

2001 No. 731 (C. 26)

SOCIAL CARE, ENGLAND

The Care Standards Act 2000 (Commencement No. 3) (England) Order 2001

Made

1st March 2001

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 122 of the Care Standards Act 2000(1) and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Care Standards Act 2000 (Commencement No. 3) (England) Order 2001.

(2) This Order extends to England only.

Appointed day

2.  The day appointed for the coming into force of section 23(1) to (3) of the Care Standards Act 2000 is 2nd March 2001.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

John Hutton

Minister of State,

Department of Health

1st March 2001

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 2nd March 2001 section 23(1) to (3) of the Care Standards Act 2000 (“the Act”) in relation to England only. Section 23(1) enables the appropriate Minister (who, in relation to England, is the Secretary of State) to prepare and publish statements of national minimum standards applicable to establishments or agencies to which the Act relates. Section 23(2) requires the appropriate Minister to keep the standards set out in the statements under review, and provides for the publication of amended statements. Section 23(3) makes provision for consultation before a statement is issued.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Care Standards Act 2000 have been brought into force—

(a) in relation to England (as well as Wales) by the Care Standards Act 2000 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/2544); and

(b) in relation to England by the Care Standards Act 2000 (Commencement No. 1 (England) and Transitional Provisions) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/2795) and the Care Standards Act 2000 (Commencement No. 2 (England) and Transitional Provisions) Order 2001 (S.I. 2001/290).

Certain provisions have been brought into force in relation to Wales alone by the Care Standards Act 2000 (Commencement No. 1) (Wales) Order 2000 (S.I. 2000/2992) and by the Care Standards Act 2000 (Commencement No. 2 and Transitional Provisions) (Wales) Order 2001 (S.I. 2000/189).

Provision of the Act	Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
Section 39 (partially)	19th February 2001	2001/290
Section 39 (in so far as not already in force)	19th March 2001	2001/290
Section 40 (partially)	15th October 2000	2000/2795
Section 40 (in so far as not already in force)	1st January 2001	2000/2795
Section 41	1st January 2001	2000/2795
Section 80(8) (partially)	2nd October 2000	2000/2544
Section 94	2nd October 2000	2000/2544
Section 96 (partially)	15th September 2000	2000/2544
Section 96 (in so far as not already in force)	2nd October 2000	2000/2544
Section 99	15th September 2000	2000/2544
Section 100	2nd October 2000	2000/2544
Section 101	2nd October 2000	2000/2544
Section 103	2nd October 2000	2000/2544
Section 116 & Schedule 4 (partially)	2nd October 2000	2000/2544
Section 116 & Schedule 4 (partially)	1st January 2001	2000/2795
Section 117(2) & Schedule 6 (partially)	2nd October 2000	2000/2544

(1)

2000 c. 14. The powers are exercisable by the appropriate Minister. The appropriate Minister is defined in section 121(1), in relation to England, Scotland and Northern Ireland, as the Secretary of State, and in relation to Wales, as the National Assembly for Wales.