Statutory Instruments
2000 No. 779 (C. 17)
HEALTH CARE AND ASSOCIATED PROFESSIONS
The Health Act 1999 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2000
Made 14th March 2000

The Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 67(1) and (2) of the Health Act 1999, and of all other powers enabling him in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
1999 c. 8.

Citation and interpretation
1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Health Act 1999 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2000.
(2) In this Order “the Act” means the Health Act 1999.

Appointed day
2. (1) Subject to paragraph (2), 15th March 2000 is the day appointed for the coming into force of subsections (1), (2) and (4) of section 60 of the Act and Schedule 3 to the Act.
(2) The reference in paragraph 11(3) of Schedule 3 to the Act to arrangements made under section 28C of the National Health Service Act 1977, is to be taken as referring only to a pilot scheme under Part I of the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 under which personal medical services are to be provided, and the purpose of bringing paragraph 11(3) of Schedule 3 to the Act into force is limited accordingly.
1977 c. 49.
1997 c. 46.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health
John Denham
Minister of State,
Department of Health
14th March 2000

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force further provisions of the Health Act 1999.
The provisions which are brought into force relate to the regulation of health care and associated professions, including the amendment of legislation relating to such professions, by means of Orders in Council.

(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Health Act 1999 have been, or are to be, brought into force by commencement order made before the date of this Order. In addition to the provisions listed below, various provisions of Part II of, and Schedules 4 and 5 to, the Act that extend only to Scotland have been brought into force on 1st October 1999 by the Health Act 1999 (Commencement No. 4) (Scotland) Order 1999, S.S.I. 1999/90 (C. 66), on 14th October 1999 by the Health Act 1999 (Commencement No. 6) (Scotland) Order 1999, S.S.I. 1999 No. 115 (C. 73) and on 1st March 2000 by the Health Act 1999 (Commencement No. 7) (Scotland) Order 2000, S.S.I. 2000 No. 38 (C. 2).
Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I.No.
s. 1 as to England	1.10.99	1999/2540
s. 2 as to England
s. 2 as to (partially)	8.9.99	1999/2342
s. 2. as to (remainder)	4.1.00	1999/2342
s. 3 as to England	1.4.00	1999/2342
s. 4 as to England
s. 4 as to (partially)	1.9.99	1999/2342
s. 4 as to (remainder)	1.4.00	1999/2342
s. 5 as to England (partially)	4.1.00	1999/2342
s. 6(1) as to England	4.1.00	1999/2342
s. 7 as to England	4.1.00	1999/2342
s. 8 as to England	1.9.99	1999/2342
s.9 as to England	1.4.00	1999/2793
s. 11 as to England	1.9.99	1999/2342
s. 12 as to England
s. 12 as to (partially)	1.9.99	1999/2342
s. 12 as to (remainder)	4.1.00	1999/2342
s. 12 as to Wales (partially)	1.12.99	1999/3184
ss. 13 and 14 as to England	1.10.99	1999/2540
ss. 13 and 14 as to Wales	1.11.99	1999/3184
ss. 15 to 17 as to England	1.9.99	1999/2342
ss. 15 to 17 as to Wales	1.11.99	1999/3184
s. 18 as to England
s. 18 as to (partially)	1.11.99	1999/2793
s. 18 as to (remainder)	4.1.00	1999/2793
s. 18 as to Wales (partially)	1.11.99	1999/3184
s. 19	1.11.99	1999/2793
s. 20 as to England and Wales (partially)	1.11.99	1999/2793
s. 20 as to England (remainder)	4.1.00	1999/2793
s. 21 as to England	4.1.00	1999/2793
ss. 23 to 25	1.11.99	1999/2793
ss. 26 to 27 as to England	1.4.00	1999/2793
s. 28 as to England	1.4.00	1999/2793
s. 28 as to Wales (partially)	1.11.99	1999/3184
s. 29 as to England (partially)	1.11.99	1999/2793
s. 29 as to England (remainder)	1.4.00	1999/2793
ss. 30 to 32 as to England	1.4.00	1999/2793
s. 33(1) to (6) (partially)	1.9.99	1999/2177
s. 34 (partially)	3.8.99	1999/2177
s. 34 (remainder)	1.11.99	1999/2177
s. 36 (partially)	3.8.99	1999/2177
s. 37 (partially)	3.8.99	1999/2177
s. 37(1) to (9) (remainder)	1.11.99	1999/2177
s. 38 (partially)	3.8.99	1999/2177
s. 38 (partially)	1.9.99	1999/2177
s. 38 (partially)	1.11.99	1999/2177
s. 39 as to England	1.11.99	1999/2793
s. 41	1.4.00	1999/2793
ss. 42 to 44	1.10.00	1999/2540
s. 62	3.8.99	1999/2177
s. 63	3.8.99	1999/2177
s. 64	3.8.99	1999/2177
s. 65(1)
s. 65(1) as to England (partially)	1.9.99	1999/2342
s. 65(1) as to England (partially)	1.10.99	1999/2540
s. 65(1) as to England (partially)	1.11.99	1999/2793
s. 65(1) as to England (partially)	1.4.00	1999/2793
s. 65(1) as to Wales (partially)	1.11.99	1999/3184
s. 65(1) as to Wales (partially)	1.12.99	1999/3184
s. 65(1) as to England and Wales (partially)	1.11.99	1999/2793
s. 65(1) as to England and Wales (partially)	4.1.00	1999/2342
s. 65(1) as to England and Wales (partially)	1.4.00	1999/2342
s. 65(1) as to England and Wales (partially)	1.4.00	1999/2793
s. 65(2)
s. 65(2) as to England (partially)	1.10.99	1999/2540
s. 65(2) as to England and Wales (partially)	1.11.99	1999/2793
s. 65(2) as to England and Wales (partially)	1.4.99	1999/2793
s.65(2) as to the United Kingdom (partially)	1.11.99	1999/2793
Schedule 1
as to England (partially)	8.9.99	1999/2342
as to England (partially)	4.1.00	1999/2342
as to England (remainder)	1.4.00	1999/2342
Schedule 2	1.11.99	1999/2793
Schedule 4
paragraphs 1 and 3 as to England	4.1.00	1999/2342
paragraph 4
as to England (partially)	1.9.99	1999/2342
as to England (partially)	1.11.99	1999/2793
as to England (partially)	4.1.00	1999/2342
as to England (partially)	1.4.00	1999/2342
as to England (partially)	1.4.00	1999/2793
as to Wales (partially)	1.11.99	1999/3184
as to Wales (partially)	1.12.99	1999/3184
as to England and Wales (partially)	1.4.00	1999/2793
paragraph 5
as to England	4.1.00	1999/2342
as to Wales	1.12.99	1999/3184
paragraph 6
as to England	1.9.99	1999/2342
as to Wales	1.12.99	1999/3184
paragraph 7 as to England	4.1.00	1999/2342
paragraph 8 as to England (partially)	1.10.99	1999/2540
paragraph 9
as to England (partially)	1.9.99	1999/2342
as to England (remainder)	4.1.00	1999/2342
as to Wales (partially)	1.12.99	1999/3184
paragraphs 10 and 11 as to England	4.1.00	1999/2342
paragraph 12
as to England (partially)	1.9.99	1999/2342
as to England (remainder)	4.1.00	1999/2342
as to Wales (partially)	1.12.99	1999/3184
paragraph 13 as to England	4.1.00	1999/2342
paragraph 14 as to England (partially)	1.11.99	1999/2793
paragraph 14 as to England (remainder)	1.4.00	1999/2793
paragraph 15
as to England	1.10.99	1999/2540
as to Wales	1.12.99	1999/3184
paragraph 23 as to England	4.1.00	1999/2342
paragraph 24 as to England	1.9.99	1999/2342
paragraph 25 as to England	4.1.00	1999/2342
paragraph 26
as to England	1.9.99	1999/2342
as to Wales	1.12.99	1999/3184
paragraph 27
as to England (partially)	1.10.99	1999/2540
as to England (partially)	4.1.00	1999/2342
as to England and Wales (partially)	1.4.00	1999/2793
paragraphs 28 and 29 as to England	4.1.00	1999/2342
paragraph 30
as to England (partially)	1.9.99	1999/2342
as to England (remainder)	4.1.00	1999/2342
as to Wales (partially)	1.12.99	1999/3184
paragraph 31
as to England (partially)	1.9.99	1999/2342
as to England (remainder)	1.4.00	1999/2342
as to Wales (partially)	1.12.99	1999/3184
paragraph 32
as to England	1.9.99	1999/2342
as to Wales	1.12.99	1999/3184
paragraph 33 as to England	1.4.00	1999/2342
paragraph 34
as to England (partially)	1.9.99	1999/2342
as to England (remainder)	4.1.00	1999/2342
as to Wales (partially)	1.12.99	1999/3184
paragraph 35 as to England	1.4.00	1999/2342
paragraph 36 as to England	1.11.99	1999/2793
paragraph 37
as to England (partially)	1.9.99	1999/2342
as to England (remainder)	4.1.00	1999/2342
as to Wales (partially)	1.11.99	1999/3184
as to Wales (partially)	1.12.99	1999/3184
paragraph 38
as to England (partially)	1.9.99	1999/2342
as to England (partially)	4.1.00	1999/2342
as to Wales (partially)	1.12.99	1999/3184
as to England and Wales (partially)	1.4.00	1999/2793
paragraph 39
as to England	1.9.99	1999/2342
as to Wales	1.12.99	1999/3184
paragraph 40 as to England	4.1.00	1999/2342
paragraphs 65 to 69 as to England and Wales	1.4.00	1999/2793
paragraph 71
as to England (partially)	1.10.99	1999/2540
as to England (remainder)	4.1.00	1999/2342
paragraph 72 as to England	1.4.00	1999/2793
paragraph 73 as to England and Wales	1.4.00	1999/2342
paragraph 74
as to England (partially)	1.9.99	1999/2342
as to Wales (partially)	1.12.99	1999/3184
as to England and Wales (partially)	1.11.99	1999/2793
as to England and Wales (partially)	4.1.00	1999/2342
as to England and Wales (partially)	1.4.00	1999/2342
paragraph 75
as to England	1.9.99	1999/2342
as to Wales	1.12.99	1999/3184
paragraph 76
as to England (partially)	1.9.99	1999/2342
as to Wales (partially)	1.12.99	1999/3184
as to England and Wales (partially)	1.11.99	1999/2793
as to England and Wales (partially)	4.1.00	1999/2342
paragraphs 77 and 78 as to England	4.1.00	1999/2342
paragraph 79
as to England	4.1.00	1999/2342
as to Wales (partially)	1.11.99	1999/3184
paragraph 81
as to England (partially)	4.1.00	1999/2342
as to England and Wales (partially)	1.11.99	1999/2793
paragraph 82 as to England and Wales	1.4.00	1999/2342
paragraph 83
as to England (partially)	1.9.99	1999/2342
as to England (partially)	1.10.99	1999/2540
as to England (remainder)	4.1.00	1999/2342
as to Wales (partially)	1.12.99	1999/3184
paragraph 84 as to England	1.9.99	1999/2342
paragraph 85
as to England (partially)	1.10.99	1999/2540
as to England and Wales (partially)	4.1.00	1999/2342
paragraph 86 as to England and Wales	1.4.00	1999/2342
paragraph 87 as to England	4.1.00	1999/2342
paragraph 88
as to England (partially)	1.9.99	1999/2342
as to England (partially)	1.10.99	1999/2540
as to England (remainder)	4.1.00	1999/2342
as to Wales (partially)	1.12.99	1999/3184
paragraph 89 as to England	4.1.00	1999/2342
paragraph 90 as to England	1.10.99	1999/2540
Schedule 5 as to England (partially)	1.10.99	1999/2540
as to England (partially)	1.11.99	1999/2793
as to England and Wales (partially)	1.11.99	1999/2793
as to England and Wales (partially)	1.4.00	1999/2793
as to the United Kingdom (partially)	1.11.99	1999/2793