EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This order is the twelfth commencement order under the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (“the Act”). It provides for the coming into force of section 124 of the Act in so far as it is not already in force. This has the effect of bringing section 124 into force in relation to Scotland and Northern Ireland. Section 124 provides for arrangements to be made between the Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection (CHAI) and Ministers for CHAI to perform functions in relation to a health and medical scheme paid for out of public funds or which correspond to functions of CHAI and relate to the Northern Irish health service.