The National Health Service Reform (Scotland) Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2004

Scottish Statutory Instruments

2004 No. 361 (C. 22)

NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE

The National Health Service Reform (Scotland) Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2004

Made

27th August 2004

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sections 12(1) and (2) of the National Health Service Reform (Scotland) Act 2004(1) and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation

1.  This Order may be cited as the National Health Service Reform (Scotland) Act 2004 (Commencement No. 2) Order 2004.

Appointed day

2.  The days appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the National Health Service Reform (Scotland) Act 2004 are:–

(a) 1st September 2004, for:–

(i) section 1(1), but only for the purpose of providing in that Act that the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978(2) shall be referred to as “the 1978 Act”;

(ii) section 2, but only for the purpose of enabling the Scottish Ministers to make regulations under section 4B(6) of the 1978 Act;

(b) 30th September 2004, for:–

(i) sections 1(2) and (3), 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7;

(ii) section 2, so far as it is not already in force;

(iii) section 11(1), so far as relating to schedule 1, paragraph 1(1), (2), (3) and (6); and

(iv) schedule 1, paragraph 1(1), (2), (3) and (6);

(c) 1st January 2005, for section 9; and

(d) 1st February 2005, for section 8.

MALCOLM CHISHOLM

A member of the Scottish Executive

St Andrew’s House, Edinburgh

27th August 2004

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force the following provisions of the National Health Service Reform (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 7) (“the Act”):–

on 1st September 2004, section 1(1), but only for the purpose of providing in the Act that the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 (c. 29) shall be referred to as “the 1978 Act” and section 2, but only for the purpose of making regulations under section 4B(6) of the 1978 Act;

on 30th September 2004, sections 1(2) and (3), 2 (in so far as is it is not already in force), 3, 4, 5, 6, 11(1) (so far as relating to paragraph 1(1), (2), (3) and (6) of schedule 1) and paragraph 1(1), (2), (3) and (6) of schedule 1;

on 1st January 2005, section 9;

on 1st February 2005, section 8.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by the National Health Service Reform (Scotland) Act 2004 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2004 (S.S.I. 2004/335) made before the date of this order:–

Provision	Date of commencement
Section 11(1) (partially) and paragraph 2 of schedule 1	30th July 2004

(1)

2004 asp 7.

(2)

1978 c. 29.