Section 12: commencement
31.Subsection (3) of section 12 provides for the amendment under paragraph 3 of Schedule 3 to come into effect two months after Royal Assent. This amendment to the Immigration Act 1971 (c.77) will enable the Secretary of State for Health to delegate the appointment of medical inspectors under that Act to the National Assembly for Wales, in Wales, and to the Health Protection Agency Special Health Authority, in England. Subsections (1) and (2) provide for the remaining provisions of the Act to be brought into effect by order made by statutory instrument on such day or days as the Secretary of State may appoint, subject to prior consultation with those specified in subsection (4). Subsections (5) to (9) provide order-making powers subject to the procedures described for an appropriate authority to make provision in consequence of the coming into effect of the Act.
| Stage | Date | Hansard Reference |
|---|---|---|
| House of Lords | ||
| Introduction | 27 November 2003 | Vol.655, c23-24 |
| Second Reading | 5 January 2004 | Vol.656, c13-23, 33-54 |
| Committee | 3 March 2004 | Vol.658, c249-316GC |
| Report | 6 April 2004 | Vol.659, c1727-66 |
| Third Reading | 29 April 2004 | Vol.660, c936-42 |
| House of Commons | ||
| Introduction | 29 April 2004 | Bill 999 2003-04 |
| Second Reading | 21 June 2004 | Vol.422, c1097-152 |
| Committee | 29 June & 1 July 2004 | Standing Committee F, pp.1-88 |
| Report & Third Reading | 19 July 2004 | Vol.424, c41-71 |
| Royal Assent – 22 July 2004 | House of Lords Hansard Vol.664, c333 |
| House of Commons Hansard Vol.424, 514 |
