National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002

42 Short title, interpretation, commencement and extent

(1) This Act may be cited as the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002.

(2) In this Act—

• “the 1977 Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49),

• “the 1999 Act” means the Health Act 1999 (c. 8),

• “NHS trust” has the same meaning as in the 1977 Act.

(3) This Act, apart from—

(a) this section and sections 38 to 41, and

(b) any other provision of this Act so far as it confers any power to make an order or regulations under this Act,

shall come into force on such day as the appropriate authority may by order appoint, and different days may be appointed for different provisions and for different purposes.

(4) In subsection (3), the “appropriate authority” is—

(a) in relation to sections 1 to 5, 7, 8, 15 to 22, Part 2, and section 36, the Secretary of State,

(b) in relation to sections 11 to 14, the Secretary of State after consulting the National Assembly for Wales,

(c) in relation to sections 6, 9 and 24, the National Assembly for Wales,

(d) in relation to sections 10 and 23—

(i) the Secretary of State, in relation to England, and

(ii) the National Assembly for Wales, in relation to Wales,

(e) in relation to section 37—

(i) the Secretary of State, as respects any amendment or repeal consequential on provisions falling within paragraph (a),

(ii) the Secretary of State, after consulting the National Assembly for Wales, as respects any amendment or repeal consequential on provisions falling within paragraph (b),

(iii) the National Assembly for Wales, as respects any amendment or repeal consequential on provisions falling within paragraph (c),

(iv) otherwise, the Secretary of State, in relation to England, and the National Assembly for Wales, in relation to Wales.

(5) Subject to subsection (6), this Act extends to the whole of the United Kingdom, except for Part 1, which extends to England and Wales only.

(6) The extent of any amendment or repeal made by this Act is the same as that of the enactment amended or repealed.

(7) Subsection (6) does not apply to the amendment of the Police Act 1997 (c. 50) made by paragraph 64 of Schedule 2, which extends to England and Wales only.

(8) The Secretary of State may by order provide that so much of this Act as extends to England and Wales is to apply to the Isles of Scilly with such modifications (if any) as are specified in the order; but otherwise this Act does not extend there.