The Health and Social Care Act 2001 (Commencement No. 6) (England) Order 2001

Citation, interpretation and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (Commencement No. 6) (England) Order 2001.

(2) In this Order—

“the Act” means the Health and Social Care Act 2001;

“the 1977 Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977(1);

“the 1997 Act” means the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997(2);

“concluded” in relation to a case falling within article 2(5) means that the NHS Tribunal has given its decision and—

(a)

any period within which an appeal may be made has expired,

(b)

an appeal is withdrawn, or

(c)

all rights of appeal have been exhausted,

as the case may be;

“pharmacist case” means a case before the NHS Tribunal in relation to a person undertaking to provide pharmaceutical services under Part II of the 1977 Act; and

“the NHS Tribunal” means the tribunal constituted under section 46 of the 1977 Act.

(3) This Order extends to England only.

(1)

1977 c. 49.

(2)

1997 c. 46.