(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force Part I (the National Health Service: England and Wales) and Part V (Miscellaneous and General) of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990. The provisions are brought into force in stages on 5th, 25th and 26th July, 16th and 17th September and 1st October 1990 and 1st January and 1st April 1991.