The Care Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) Order 2015

Citation, commencement and extent

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Care Act 2014 (Consequential Amendments) (Secondary Legislation) Order 2015.

(2) This Order comes into force on the day on which section 1 of the Care Act 2014 comes into force.

(3) An amendment or revocation made by this Order has the same extent as the enactment amended or revoked.

Amendments

2.  The Schedule (amendments consequential on the Care Act 2014) has effect.

Revocations

3.  The following are revoked—

(a) the Delayed Discharges (Mental Health Care) (England) Order 2003(1);

(b) the Delayed Discharges (England) Regulations 2003(2);

(c) paragraphs 1 to 12, 14 to 18, 20, 21, 23, 25, 27 and 29 of the Schedule to the Contracting Out (Local Authorities Social Services Functions) (England) Order 2014(3).

Savings

4.—(1) Despite the amendments and revocations made by this Order—

(a) any provision that operates in relation to, or by reference to, support or services provided, or payments towards the cost of support or services made, to or in relation to a relevant person, and

(b) anything done under such a provision,

continues to have effect for the purposes of that support or those services or payments.

(2) In paragraph (1)—

(a) “relevant person” means a person to whom or in relation to whom support or services are being provided, or payments towards the cost of support or services are being made, immediately before this Order comes into force;

(b) references to support or services provided include support or services that are not provided, but are or may be required or permitted to be provided before the date on which this Order comes into force;

(c) references to payments made include payments that are not made but are or may be required or permitted to be made before that date.

(3) This article is without prejudice to section 16 of the Interpretation Act 1978(4) (general savings).

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

Norman Lamb

Minister of State

Department of Health

10th March 2015