The Health Act 1999 (Commencement No. 14) (Scotland) Order 2004

Citation, interpretation and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Health Act 1999 (Commencement No. 14) (Scotland) Order 2004.

(2) In this Order–

“the Act” means the Health Act 1999;

“the the Act” means the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978(1).

(3) This Order extends to Scotland only.

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2.—(1) The following provisions of the Act shall come into force on 31st January 2004:–

(a) section 58 (disqualification etc. of Part II practitioners);

(b) section 65 (amendments and repeals) but only insofar as it relates to the provision of Schedule 4 (amendment of enactments) mentioned in paragraph (c) below; and

(c) in Schedule 4 (amendment of enactments), paragraph 50,

but only for the purpose of making regulations to come into force not earlier than 4th March 2004 under the provisions of the the Act which are amended by those provisions of the Act.

(2) The following provisions of the Act, so far as not already in force, shall come into force on 4th March 2004:–

(a) section 58 (disqualification etc. of Part II practitioners);

(b) section 65 (amendments and repeals) but only insofar as it relates to the provisions of Schedules 4 (amendment of enactments) and 5 (repeals) mentioned in sub paragraphs (c) and (d) below;

(c) in Schedule 4, paragraphs 49, 50, 51, 52(a), (c) and (d), 53 and 64; and

(d) in Schedule 5, the repeals relating to sections 32A and 32B of the the Act.

MALCOLM CHISHOLM

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

30th January 2004