Explanatory Notes

Community Care (Delayed Discharges etc.) Act 2003

2003 CHAPTER 5

8 April 2003

Commentary on Sections

Part 3 – Supplementary.Commencement

62.Section 20(2) confers a power to commence Part 1 of the Act. It allows for Part 1 to be commenced in relation to England and Wales at separate times. The expectation is that Part 1 will commence in England only in the first instance. The rest of the Act comes into force in England and Wales on Royal Assent.