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Citation, commencement, interpretation and application

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 Commencement (No.8) Order 2005.

(2) In this Order—

“the Act” means the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003;

“the 1977 Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977(1); and

“the 2000 Act” means the Care Standards Act 2000(2).

(3) Subject to paragraph (4), this Order applies in relation to England only, but subject to that, in so far as article 10 or 11 commences an amendment or repeal of an enactment, it has the same extent as that enactment.

(4) The following provisions apply in relation to England and Wales—

(a)article 2(2) (fees payable under Part 2 of the 2000 Act);

(b)article 9 (which commences section 181 of the Act); and

(c)articles 10 and 11 in so far as they relate to amendments or repeals consequential on the coming into force of section 181 of the Act.