PART 1GENERAL
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Local Authorities (Public Health Functions and Entry to Premises by Local Healthwatch Representatives) Regulations 2013.
(2) These Regulations come into force as follows—
(a)Part 2 comes into force on the date that section 18 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (“the 2012 Act”) comes fully into force(1);
(b)Part 3 comes into force on the date that section 50 of the 2012 Act comes fully into force(2);
(c)Part 4 comes into force on the date that section 186 of the 2012 Act comes fully into force(3); and
(d)Part 1 comes into force on whichever of the dates specified in paragraphs (a) to (c) is the earliest.
(3) In these Regulations, “the Act” means the National Health Service Act 2006.
2012 c.7; section 18 of the 2012 Act is commenced for limited purposes by virtue of section 306(1)(d) of that Act.
Section 50 of the 2012 Act is commenced for limited purposes by virtue of section 306(1)(d) of that Act.
Section 186 of the 2012 Act is commenced for limited purposes by virtue of section 306(1)(d) of that Act.