2022 No. 208 (W. 66) (C. 9)
The Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2022
Made
The Welsh Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 29(2) and (3) of the Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Act 20201, make the following Order:
Title and interpretation1
1
The title of this Order is the Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2022.
2
In this Order, “the Act” means the Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Act 2020.
Provisions coming into force on 8 March 20222
The following provisions of the Act come into force on 8 March 2022—
a
section 24 (vice-chairs of boards of directors of NHS trusts), and
b
section 26 (interpretation).
Provisions coming into force on 1 April 20223
The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1 April 2022—
a
section 12 (establishment of Citizen Voice Body);
b
section 19(1), (2) and (5) (code of practice on access to premises);
c
section 21 (meaning of “health services” and “social services”);
d
section 22 (meaning of other terms);
e
Schedule 1 (Citizen Voice Body for Health and Social Care, Wales), save for paragraphs 6, 7, 8 and 22 of that Schedule.
(This note is not part of the Order)