The National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (Commencement No. 6) Order 1998

Citation and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (Commencement No. 6) Order 1998.

(2) In this Order, “the Act” means the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997.

Appointed days

2.—(1) Subject to paragraph (2), 18th November 1998 is the day appointed for the coming into force of paragraph 62 of Schedule 2 to the Act (minor and consequential amendments), and of section 41(10) of the Act (short title, commencement, extent etc.) so far as it relates to that provision.

(2) Where section 53(3)(a) of the Dentists Act 1984(1), as amended by the provision of Schedule 2 to the Act brought into force pursuant to article 2(1), refers to services under section 28C of the National Health Service Act 1977(2) or services under section 17C of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978(3), such a reference is to be taken as referring only to a pilot scheme under Part I of the Act under which personal dental services are to be provided, and the purpose of bringing that provision of the Act into force is limited accordingly.

(3) 10th December 1998 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the provisions of the Act specified in column (1) of the Schedule to this Order either fully or, if an extent is specified, to that extent (the subject matter of each provision being mentioned in column (2)).

Saving

3.  Notwithstanding the bringing into force by article 2 of this Order of the repeal of sections 30(4), and 33(1), (2) to (6) and (8)(5) and of certain words in section 34(1)(a) and the remainder of that section(6) of the National Health Service Act 1977(7), and of certain provisions of the Health Services Act 1980(8), the Health and Social Security Act 1984(9), the Health and Medicines Act 1988(10), the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990(11) and the Health Authorities Act 1995(12) amending those provisions, in relation to–

(a) applications made before 10th December 1998 for inclusion in a medical list or to succeed to a practice vacancy;

(b) any appeal to the Secretary of State arising out of such an application; and

(c) any reconsideration of such an application in the event of such an appeal being allowed,

sections 30, 33, and 34 of the National Health Service Act 1977 shall continue to have effect as if this Order had not been made.

Frank Dobson

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State,

Department of Health

17th November 1998