The National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (Commencement No. 6) Order 1998

Appointed days

2.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), 18th November 1998 is the day appointed for the coming into force of paragraph 62 of Schedule 2 to the Act (minor and consequential amendments), and of section 41(10) of the Act (short title, commencement, extent etc.) so far as it relates to that provision.

(2) Where section 53(3)(a) of the Dentists Act 1984(1), as amended by the provision of Schedule 2 to the Act brought into force pursuant to article 2(1), refers to services under section 28C of the National Health Service Act 1977(2) or services under section 17C of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978(3), such a reference is to be taken as referring only to a pilot scheme under Part I of the Act under which personal dental services are to be provided, and the purpose of bringing that provision of the Act into force is limited accordingly.

(3) 10th December 1998 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order either fully or, if an extent is specified, to that extent (the subject matter of each provision being mentioned in column (2)).

(1)

1984 c. 24.

(2)

1977 c. 49.

(3)

1978 c. 29.