Welsh Statutory Instruments
National Health Service, Wales
Made
20 January 2021
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2 of the Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016(1), make the following Order:
1.—(1) The title of this Order is the Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2021.
(2) In this Order, “the Act” means the Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016.
2. The day appointed for the coming into force of section 1(2) and (3) of the Act (nurse staffing levels) is 21 January 2021.
Vaughan Gething
Minister for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers
20 January 2021
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order made by the Welsh Ministers brings into force specified provisions of the Nurse Staffing Levels (Wales) Act 2016 (“the Act”).
Article 2 brings into force section 1(2) and (3) of the Act on 21 January 2021. Section 1(2) provides that regulations made under section 25B(3)(c) of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act”) are made using the affirmative procedure. Section 1(3) inserts an entry for “nurse staffing level” to the table in section 207 of the 2006 Act (index of defined expressions).
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by Commencement Orders made before the date of this Order:
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Section 1 (partially) | 3 August 2016 | 2016/829 (W. 208) (C. 59) |
| Section 1 (partially) | 6 April 2017 | 2016/829 (W. 208) (C. 59) |
| Section 1 (partially) | 6 April 2018 | 2016/829 (W. 208) (C. 59) |
See also section 2(1) of the Act for the provisions that came into force on 21 March 2016 (the date of Royal Assent).