2023 No. 259 (W. 36) (C. 13)
The Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2023
Made
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 29(2) of the Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Act 20201, make the following Order:
Title and interpretation1
1
The title of this Order is the Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 3) Order 2023.
2
In this Order, “the Act” means the Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Act 2020.
Provisions coming into force on 7 March 20232
1
The following provisions of the Act come into force, to the extent necessary for the purpose of making regulations, on 7 March 2023—
a
section 4 (duty of candour procedure); and
b
section 11 (interpretation of “health care” and other terms).
2
The following provisions of the Act come into force on 7 March 2023—
a
section 25 (regulations); and
b
section 28 (power to make transitional etc. provision).
(This note is not part of the Order)
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by a Commencement Order made before the date of this Order:
Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
---|---|---|
Section 12 | 1 April 2022 | |
Section 19 (partially) | 1 April 2022 | |
Section 21 | 1 April 2022 | |
Section 22 | 1 April 2022 | |
Section 24 | 8 March 2022 | |
Section 26 | 8 March 2022 | |
Schedule 1 (partially) | 1 April 2022 | |
Paragraph 22 of Schedule 1 | 1 October 2022 |
See also section 29(1) of the Act for the provisions that came into force on 1 June 2020 (the date of Royal Assent).