Citation, commencement, interpretation and application
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 Commencement (No. 2) Order 2004.
(2) Article 4(2) shall come into force immediately after the commencement of the provisions referred to in article 2(1) of the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 (Commencement No. 9) Order 2004(1).
(3) Articles 7 and 8 which make transitional provision shall come into force immediately after the commencement of the provisions referred to in articles 5 and 6.
(4) In this Order—
“the Act” means the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003;
“the 1977 Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977(2);
“the 1997 Act” means the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997(3); and
“the 2001 Act” means the Health and Social Care Act 2001(4).
(5) This Order applies to England only.