2003 No. 3083 (C. 118)

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND AND WALES

The National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2003

Made

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 42(3) of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 20021 and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf hereby makes the following Order:—

Citation and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (Commencement No. 7) Order 2003.

2

In this Order “the Act” means the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002.

Appointed day2

1st December 2003 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 22 of the Act (abolition of Community Health Councils in England), in so far as it is not already in force2.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

Minister of State,Department of Health

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is the seventh Commencement Order made by the Secretary of State under the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (“the Act”). One Order has also been made by the National Assembly for Wales.

Article 2 brings into force on 1st December 2003 section 22 of the Act, which provides for the abolition of Community Health Councils established for districts in England and of the Association of Community Health Councils for England and Wales.

(This note is not part of the Order)

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I. No

Section 1 (partially)

2nd September 2002

2002/2202

(remainder)

1st October 2002

2002/2478

Section 2 (partially)

2nd September 2002

2002/2002

(remainder)

1st October 2002

2002/2478

Section 3(1) (partially)

2nd September 2002

2002/2202

(partially)

1st October 2002

2002/2478

Section 3(2)

2nd September 2002

2002/2202

Section 3(3) (partially)

2nd September 2002

2002/2002

(remainder)

1st October 2002

2002/2478

Section 3(4)

1st October 2002

2002/2478

Section 3(5)(a) and (b)

2nd September 2002

2002/2202

Sections 4 and 5

1st October 2002

2002/2478

Section 6

10th October 2002

2002/2532

Sections 7 and 8

1st October 2002

2002/2478

Section 9

10th October 2002

2002/2532

Section 10 as to England

1st October 2002

2002/2478

as to Wales

10th October 2002

2002/2532

Section 12 (partially)

18th June 2003

2003/1580

Section 12 (remainder)

11th July 2003

2003/1580

Section 13 (partially)

18th June 2003

2003/1580

Section 13 (remainder)

11th July 2003

2003/1580

Section 14

11th July 2003

2003/1580

Sections 15 to 19

1st September 2003

2003/2246

Section 20 as to England

1st January 2003

2002/3190

Section 21 as to England

1st January 2003

2002/3190

Section 23(1) as to England

18th June 2003

2003/1580

Section 23 as to Wales

10th October 2002

2002/2532

Section 24

10th October 2002

2002/2532

Section 25 (partially)

27th August 2002

2002/2202

Section 25 (partially)

1st December 2002

2002/2202

Section 25 (remainder)

1st April 2003

2002/2202

Section 26

1st April 2003

2002/2202

Section 27

1st April 2003

2002/2202

Section 29

1st April 2003

2002/2202

Sections 30 to 34

1st April 2003

2003/833

Section 35

1st October 2002

2002/2478

Schedule 1, paragraphs 1 (partially), 3, 4, 6, 7 and 19

2nd September 2002

2002/2202

Schedule 1 (remainder)

1st October 2002

2002/2478

Schedule 2, paragraphs 31 and 32

2nd September 2002

2002/2202

Schedule 2, remainder apart from paragraphs 16(6) and 17(4) and (5) and paragraph 1 in so far as it relates to those paragraphs

1st October 2002

2002/2478

Schedule 2, paragraph 16(6) and paragraph 1 in so far as it relates to that paragraph

1st April 2003

2003/833

Schedule 3

1st October 2002

2002/2478

Schedule 4

10th October 2002

2002/2532

Schedule 5

10th October 2002

2002/2532

Schedule 6 as to England

1st January 2003

2002/3190

Schedule 7, paragraphs 4-6, 22 and 23

27th August 2002

2002/2202

Schedule 7, paragraphs 1-3, 7-15, 16(1) and (2), 17-21 and 24

1st December 2002

2002/2202

Schedule 7 (remainder)

1st April 2003

2002/2202

Schedule 8 (and section 37(1) in so far as it relates to the paragraphs specified below)

Paragraphs 1 (partially), 4 to 7, 12, 18, 20, 21, 22 (partially), 23 to 27, 28 (partially), 29 and 31 to 37

1st October 2002

2002/2478

Paragraphs 1 (partially), 3, 8, 9 and 22 (remainder) as to England

1st October 2002

2002/2478

Paragraphs 1 (partially), 2, 3, 8, 9, 10(b) and 22 (remainder) as to Wales

10th October 2002

2002/2532

Paragraphs 1 (partially) and 2 as to England

1st January 2003

2002/3190

Paragraphs 13 to 17

1st April 2003

2003/833

Paragraph 28 (remainder) and 30

11th July 2003

2003/1580

Paragraph 1 (partially) and 10 (remainder)

1st September 2003

2003/2246

Schedule 9 (and section 37(2) in so far as it relates to the items commenced in the orders specified below)

(partially)

1st October 2002

2002/2478

(partially as to England)

1st October 2002

2002/2478

(partially as to Wales)

10th October 2002

2002/2532

(partially)

1st January 2003

2002/3190

(partially)

1st April 2003

2003/833

(partially)

11th July 2003

2003/1580