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          <Strong>PART 4</Strong>
        </Number><Title>The Citizen Voice Body for Health and Social Care</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2020/1/part/4/crossheading/abolition-of-community-health-councils-etc" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2020/1/part/4/crossheading/abolition-of-community-health-councils-etc" NumberOfProvisions="1" id="part-4-crossheading-abolition-of-community-health-councils-etc" RestrictStartDate="2023-04-01"><Title><Emphasis>Abolition of Community Health Councils etc.</Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2023-04-01"><Title>Abolition of Community Health Councils, and connected matters</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2020/1/section/23" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2020/1/section/23" id="section-23"><Pnumber PuncAfter="">23</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2020/1/section/23/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2020/1/section/23/1" id="section-23-1" RestrictStartDate="2023-04-01"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-2d2a101bf32557599332fd821dfc95b7"/>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Section 182 of the 2006 Act, which provides for the continuance or establishment of Community Health Councils for areas in Wales, is repealed, and those Community Health Councils are abolished.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2020/1/section/23/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2020/1/section/23/2" id="section-23-2" RestrictStartDate="2023-04-01"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-2d2a101bf32557599332fd821dfc95b7"/>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Schedule 10 to the 2006 Act, which makes further provision about Community Health Councils, is also repealed.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asc/2020/1/section/23/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2020/1/section/23/3" id="section-23-3" RestrictStartDate="2023-03-29"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="key-f6c5fd92c7613baddf66d46002389ee3"/>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Schedule 2 makes provision relating to the transfer of property, rights and liabilities, in connection with the abolition of Community Health Councils.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Primary><Commentaries><Commentary id="key-f6c5fd92c7613baddf66d46002389ee3" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-23-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2020/1/section/23/3" id="cyk52cjh4-00007">S. 23(3)</CitationSubRef> in force at 29.3.2023 by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2023/370" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2023" Number="370" Title="The Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2023" id="cyk52cjh4-00008">S.I. 2023/370</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2-a" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2023/370/article/2/a" CitationRef="cyk52cjh4-00008" Operative="true" id="cyk52cjh4-00009">art. 2(a)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-2d2a101bf32557599332fd821dfc95b7" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-23-1" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2020/1/section/23/1" id="cyk557m54-00009">S. 23(1)</CitationSubRef><CitationSubRef SectionRef="section-23-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/asc/2020/1/section/23/2" id="cyk557m54-00010">(2)</CitationSubRef> in force at 1.4.2023 by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2023/370" Class="UnitedKingdomStatutoryInstrument" Year="2023" Number="370" Title="The Health and Social Care (Quality and Engagement) (Wales) Act 2020 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2023" id="cyk557m54-00011">S.I. 2023/370</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-3-1-q" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/wsi/2023/370/article/3/1/q" CitationRef="cyk557m54-00011" Operative="true" id="cyk557m54-00012">art. 3(1)(q)</CitationSubRef></Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>