National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973

58 Citation, commencement and extent

(1) This Act may be cited as the National Health Service Reorganisation Act 1973, and—

(a) this Act and the National Health Service Acts 1946 to 1968 may be cited together as the National Health Service Acts 1946 to 1973 ; and

(b) this Act so far as it extends to Scotland and the National Health Service (Scotland) Acts 1947 to 1972 may be cited together as the National Health Service (Scotland) Acts 1947 to 1973.

(2) The following provisions of this Act shall come into force on the passing of this Act, namely sections 1, 5 to 10, 14 to 21, 23 to 26, 29, 30, 41 (so far as it is applied by sections 16 and 18), 44, 47 to 49, 51 to 57 and this section, Schedules 1 and 2, paragraphs 22, 79, 133, 141, 151 and 152 of Schedule 4 and the entry in Schedule 5 relating to section 36(3)(c) of the principal Act.

(3) The provisions of this Act which do not come into force in pursuance of the preceeding subsection shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint; and, without prejudice to the generality of section 56(4) of this Act, different days may be appointed in pursuance of this subsection for different provisions of this Act and for different purposes of the same provision of this Act.

(4) The Secretary of State may by order provide that this Act shall extend to the Isles of Scilly with such modifications, if any, as are specified in the order; and except as provided in pursuance of this subsection this Act shall not extend to the Isles of Scilly.

(5) The following provisions only of this Act shall extend to Scotland, namely, this subsection and subsections (1) to (3) of this section, sections 32(4) to (7), 36, 37(5), section 39(1) so far as it relates to those sections, sections 50, 51 and 57, paragraphs 41, 42, 43, 49, 58(2), 59(1), 67, 77 to 82, 96, 102, 104, 106, 109, 123, 128, 130, 133 to 135 and 138 to 150 of Schedule 4, the entries in Schedule 5 relating to the [1947 c. 27.] National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1947, the [1957 c. 28.] Dentists Act 1957, the [1958 c. 32.] Opticians Act 1958, the [1960 c. 34.] Radioactive Substances Act 1960, the [1962 c. 33.] Health Visiting and Social Working Training Act 1962, the [1965 c. 62.] Redundancy Payments Act 1965, (excluding the reference to paragraph 6), the [1966 c. 20.] Ministry of Social Security Act 1966 and the [1972 c. 58.] National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1972, and section 56 so far as it relates to subsection (3) of this section, sections 32(6) and 50 and paragraphs 138 and 139 of Schedule 4.

(6) The following provisions only of this Act shall extend to Northern Ireland, namely, this subsection and subsections (1) to (3) of this section, sections 36 and 37(5), section 39(1) so far as it relates to those sections, section 57, paragraphs 40, 69, 79 to 82, 96, 102, 104, 109, 128, 130, 134, 146 and 148 of Schedule 4 and the entries in Schedule 5 relating to the [1947 c. 19.] Polish Resettlement Act 1947, the [1957 c. 28.] Dentists Act 1957, the [1958 c. 32.] Opticians Act 1958, the [1960 c. 34.] Radioactive Substances Act 1960, the [1962 c. 33.] Health Visiting and Social Work (Training) Act 1962 and the Order in Council of 1972.