The National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2002

Statutory Instruments

2002 No. 1616 (C.45)

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND

The National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2002

Made

20th June 2002

The Secretary of State, in exercise of powers conferred on him by section 41(3) of the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997(1) and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2002.

(2) This Order extends to England only.

Appointed day

2.  The day appointed for the coming into force of section 41(10) of and paragraph 28 of Schedule 2 to the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (minor and consequential amendments) insofar as they relate to the definition of “health service body” is 24th June 2002.

Alan Milburn

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State,

Department of Health

20th June 2002

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 24th June 2002 a provision of the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 which inserts the definition of “health service body” into section 128 of the National Health Service Act 1977(2).

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

PART I

The following provisions of the 1997 Act have been brought into force by commencement order made by One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State before the date of this Order:

Provision		Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
s.1		28.11.97	1997/2620
s.2		28.11.97	1997/2620
s.3		14.8.98	1998/1998
s.4	(partially)	22.8.97	1997/1780
	(remainder)	30.10.97	1997/2620
s.5	(partially)	28.11.97	1997/2620
	(remainder)	1.4.98	1998/631
s.6	(partially)	28.11.97	1997/2620
	(remainder)	1.4.98	1998/631
s.7	(partially)	1.4.98	1998/631
	(remainder)	1.10.98	1998/1998
s.8	(partially)	1.4.98	1998/631
	(remainder)	1.10.98	1998/1998
s.9,	subsections (1) and (2)	15.8.97	1997/1780
	subsection (3) (partially)	1.4.98	1998/631
	(remainder)	1.10.98	1998/1998
s.10		15.8.97	1997/1780
s.11		1.4.98	1998/631
s.12		1.4.98	1998/631
s.13,	subsections (1) and (3) to (8)	15.8.97	1997/1780
	(remainder)	1.4.98	1998/631
s.15		1.4.98	1998/631
s.16	(partially)	30.10.97	1997/2620
	(remainder)	11.5.98	1998/631
s.17		1.10.98	1998/1998
s.18,	subsections (1), (2) (partially) and (3)	15.8.97	1997/1780
	subsection (2) (partially)	28.11.97	1997/2620
	(remainder)	1.4.98	1998/631
s.19		1.4.98	1998/631
s.20		1.10.98	1998/1998
s.23		1.4.98	1998/631
s.24		1.10.98	1998/1998
s.27		15.8.97	1997/1780
s.28		15.8.97	1997/1780
s.29		1.4.98	1998/631
s.30		15.8.97	1997/1780
s.31		1.9.97	1997/1780
s.32		10.12.98	1998/2840
s.34		1.4.98	1998/631
s.35		1.4.98	1998/631
s.36		14.10.97	1997/2457
s.37		1.4.98	1998/631
s.41(10)	(partially)	15.8.97	1997/1780
	(partially)	1.4.98	1998/631
	(partially)	1.10.98	1998/1998
	(partially)	18.11.98	1998/2840
	(partially)	10.12.98	1998/2840
s.41(12)	(partially)	1.4.98	1998/631
	(partially)	1.10.98	1998/1998
	(partially)	10.12.98	1998/2840
Schedule 1		1.4.98	1998/631
In Part I of Schedule 2, paragraphs 1* and 2*		1.4.98	1998/631
	paragraph (3) (partially)	1.4.98	1998/631
	(partially)	1.10.98	1998/1998
	(partially)	10.12.98	1998/2840
	paragraphs 4 to 8*	1.4.98	1998/631
	paragraphs 9, 10 and 11	10.12.98	1998/2840
	paragraph 12	1.10.98	1998/1998
	paragraphs 13 and 14	15.8.97	1997/1780
	paragraphs 15, 16, 17 and 18	1.10.98	1998/1998
	paragraph 20	15.8.97	1997/1780
	paragraph 21 (partially)	1.4.98	1998/631
	(remainder)	1.10.98	1998/1998
	paragraphs 22 to 26	1.4.98	1998/631
	paragraph 27	15.8.97	1997/1780
	paragraph 28 (partially)	1.4.98	1998/631
	paragraph 28 (partially)	10.12.98	1998/2840
	paragraphs 29 to 31	1.4.98	1998/631
	paragraph 32 (partially)	1.4.98	1998/631
	(partially)	1.10.98	1998/1998
	paragraphs 35 to 39*	1.4.98	1998/631
	paragraph 43	1.10.98	1998/1998
	paragraphs 44 and 45	15.8.97	1997/1780
	paragraphs 47 to 50	1.10.98	1998/1998
	paragraph 51	15.8.97	1997/1780
	paragraph 52	1.10.98	1998/1998
	paragraphs 53, 54	1.4.98	1998/631
	paragraph 57 (partially)	1.4.98	1998/631
	paragraph 58 to 61	1.4.98	1998/631
	paragraph 62	18.11.98	1998/2840
	paragraphs 63*, 64 (partially), 65	1.4.98	1998/631
	(partially) and 66 to 68*
Schedule 3, Part I (partially)		1.4.98	1998/631
	(partially)	1.10.98	1998/1998
	(partially)	10.12.98	1998/2840
Part III		10.12.98	1998/2840
* A limitation on the purposes for which these paragraphs were brought into force was removed by article 3(3) of S.I. 1998/1998.
PART II
The following provisions of the 1997 Act have been brought into force by commencement order made by the Scottish Ministers before the date of this Order:
Provision		Date of Commencement	S.I. No.
s.21,	subsections (2) and (3) (partially)	5.3.01	2001/58
s.22(2)	(partially)	5.3.01	2001/58
s.22(5)	(partially)	5.3.01	2001/58
In Part I of Schedule 2—
	paragraphs 34, 56 and 57 (partially)	5.3.01	2001/58

(1)

1997 c. 46.

(2)

1977 c. 49.