The Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (Consequential Provisions – Appointments) Order 2004

Statutory Instruments

2004 No. 2627

PUBLIC HEALTH

SOCIAL CARE

The Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (Consequential Provisions – Appointments) Order 2004

Made

9th October 2004

Laid before Parliament

15th October 2004

Coming into force

5th November 2004

The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 201(1) of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003(1), and all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (Consequential Provisions – Appointments) Order 2004 and shall come into force on 5th November 2004.

(2) In this Order, the “2002 Order” means the General Dental Council (Constitution) Order 2002(2).

Amendment of the 2002 Order

2.—(1) The 2002 Order is amended in accordance with this article.

(2) For article 3 (appointment of lay members) of the 2002 Order, substitute—

“3.   The Privy Council may appoint as lay members persons whom the Privy Council considers to have such qualifications or experience as will be of value to the new Council in the performance of their duties.”

(3) In article 3B (termination of office) of the 2002 Order, in paragraph (1)(c), for the words “Her Majesty, on the advice of Her Privy Council,” substitute “the Privy Council”.

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health

Rosie Winterton

Minister of State,

Department of Health

9th October 2004

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order makes minor consequential amendments to the General Dental Council (Constitution) Order 2002. The amendments are necessary as a result of the coming into force of section 187(8) of, and Schedule 12 to, the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 which, amongst other things, amend the Dentists Act 1984 to provide that lay members of the General Dental Council will be appointed by the Privy Council rather than Her Majesty on the advice of Her Privy Council.

(1)

2003 c. 43; see section 201 for the definition of the appropriate authority in relation to consequential provision.

(2)

S.I. 2002/1625, as amended by S.I. 2002/3134.