2015 No. 179 (C. 29)

National Health Service

The Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2015

Made

Coming into force

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 27(2) and (3) of the Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 20021 and all other powers enabling them to do so.

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002 (Commencement No. 4) Order 2015 and comes into force on 11th May 2015.

2

In this Order “the Act” means the Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002.

Appointed days2

1

11th May 2015 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 5(1) and (2) of the Act (local authority arrangements for residential accommodation outwith Scotland) for the limited purpose of enabling regulations to be made.

2

24th June 2015 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 5 of the Act so far as then not in force.

SHONA ROBISONA member of the Scottish GovernmentSt Andrew’s House,Edinburgh
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 11th May 2015 section 5(1) and (2) of the Community Care and Health (Scotland) Act 2002 (“the Act”) for the limited purpose of enabling regulations to be made.

To the extent that it is not already in force, section 5 of the Act is commenced for all other purposes on 24th June 2015.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The Bill for the Act received Royal Assent on 12th March 2002. The following provisions of the Act have been brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order:—

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.S.I.No.

section 1(1)

1st July 2002

2002/170

section 1(2)

1st April 2002

2002/170

section 1(3) to (6)

1st July 2002

2002/170

section 1(7)

1st April 2002

2002/170

section 2

1st April 2002

2002/170

section 3

1st July 2002

2002/170

section 4

13th May 2002

2002/170

section 6

13th May 2002

2002/170

section 7

1st June 2003

2002/170

section 8 to 17

1st September 2002

2002/170

section 18(1) (partially)

28th February 2003

2003/62

section 18(2) (partially)

28th February 2003

2003/62

section 18(2) (partially)

31st May 2003

2003/62

Section 19

4th March 2004

2004/33

section 20 and 21

13th May 2002

2002/170

section 22

1st April 2002

2002/170

section 24

13th May 2002

2002/170

section 25 (partially)

1st April 2002

2002/170

section 25 (partially)

1st July 2002

2002/170

section 25 (partially)

28th February 2003

2003/62

section 25 (partially)

4th March 2004

2004/33

section 25 (partially)

1st April 2004

2004/33

section 26

1st April 2002

2002/170

Schedule 1

1st July 2002

2002/170

Schedule 2:

Paragraph 1(1)

1st April 2002

2002/170

Paragraph 1(2) and (3)

1st June 2003

2002/170

Paragraph 1(4)

1st April 2002

2002/170

Paragraph 1(5)

1st July 2002

2002/170

Paragraph 2(3), 1(2) and 3

28th February 2003

2003/62

Paragraph 2(4)(b)(i), 2(5)(b), 2(7), 2(8)(a), 2(10), 2(11)(a) and 4

4th March 2004

2004/33

Paragraph 2(6)(a) and (b), 2(8)(b)(i), 2(9)(c) and 2(11)(b) and (c) (for limited purposes)

4th March 2004

2004/33