(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 have been or are being brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order:
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Section 1(1) | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Section 1(3) (partially) | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Section 2(1) | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Section 2(2)(a) (partially) | 12th January 2009 | 2008/3168 (C.143) |
| Sections 3 to 7 | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Section 8 | 12th January 2009 | 2008/3168 (C.143) |
| Section 9 | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Section 10(3) | 12th January 2009 | 2008/3168 (C.143) |
| Section 11 | 12th January 2009 | 2008/3168 (C.143) |
| Section 12(1) to (5) | 12th January 2009 | 2008/3168 (C.143) |
| Section 20 (partially) | 12th January 2009 | 2008/3168 (C.143) |
| Section 21 and 22 | 12th January 2009 | 2008/3168 (C.143) |
| Section 25 (partially) | 12th January 2009 | 2008/3168 (C.143) |
| Section 26(1), (3) and (6) (partially) | 12th January 2009 | 2008/3168 (C.143) |
| Section 27 | 12th January 2009 | 2008/3168 (C.143) |
| Section 28(1) to (4)(a) (partially) | 12th January 2009 | 2008/3168 (C.143) |
| Section 32 | 12th January 2009 | 2008/3168 (C.143) |
| Section 35 | 12th January 2009 | 2008/3168 (C.143) |
| Section 37 | 12th January 2009 | 2008/3168 (C.143) |
| Section 44 (partially) | 12th January 2009 | 2008/3168 (C.143) |
| Section 46(4) to (8) | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Section 47 | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Sections 60 to 65 (partially) | 12th January 2009 | 2008/3168 (C.143) |
| Section 66 (partially) | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Sections 76 to 83 | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Section 85 | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Section 88 | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Sections 90 to 94 | 12th January 2009 | 2008/3168 (C.143) |
| Section 95 (partially) | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Section 97 | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Section 111 (partially) | 1st October 2008 and 1st January 2009 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) and 2008/3244 (C.148) |
| Section 112 (partially) | 3rd November 2008 | 2008/2717 (C.120) |
| Section 113 | 1st January 2009 | 2008/3244 (C.148) |
| Section 114 insofar as not already in force | 1st January 2009 | 2008/3244 (C.148) |
| Sections 115 to 117 | 1st January 2009 | 2008/3244 (C.148) |
| Section 118 (partially) | 1st January 2009 | 2008/3244 (C.148) |
| Section 123(3) to (6) | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Section 127 (partially) | 25th August 2008 and 1st January 2009 | 2008/2214 (C. 100) and 2008/3244 (C.148) |
| Sections 131 to 138 | 1st January 2009 | 2008/3137 (C.136) |
| Section 142 | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Section 143 | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Section 145 (partially) | 1st December 2008 | 2008/2994 (C. 129) |
| Sections 149 to 154 | 1st April 2009 | 2008/2994 (C. 129) |
| Section 155 | 1st December 2008 | 2008/2994 (C. 129) |
| Section 156 (partially) | 1st December 2008 | 2008/2994 (C. 129) |
| Section 156 insofar as not already in force | 1st April 2009 | 2008/2994 (C. 129) |
| Section 157(1) (partially) | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Section 157 insofar as not already in force | 1st January 2009 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Section 158 | 1st January 2009 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Section 159 (remainder) | 1st April 2009 | 2009/270 (C.12) |
| Section 159(5) | 1st March 2009 | 2009/270 (C.12) |
| Section 160 (partially) | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Section 160 (partially) | 1st January 2009 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Section 166 (partially) | 1st January 2009 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) and 2008/3244 (C.148) |
| Section 166 (partially) | 1st April 2009 | 2009/270 (C.12) |
| Paragraphs 1 to 5 of Schedule 1 | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Paragraph 6(3) of Schedule 1 | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Paragraph 6(4) of Schedule 1 (partially) | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Paragraph 6(6) to 6(8) of Schedule 1 | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Paragraph 7 of Schedule 1 (partially) | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Paragraphs 8 to 12 of Schedule 1 | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Schedule 2 | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Paragraph 1 of Schedule 4 | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Paragraph 3 of Schedule 4 | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Paragraph 5 of Schedule 4 (partially) | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Paragraphs 7 and 8 of Schedule 4 | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Paragraph 54(b) of Schedule 5 | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Paragraph 56(b) of Schedule 5 | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Paragraph 57(1) of Schedule 5 (partially) | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Paragraph 57(2)(b) of Schedule 5 | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Paragraph 58(b) of Schedule 5 | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Paragraph 59(1) of Schedule 5 (partially) | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Paragraph 59(2)(b) of Schedule 5 | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Paragraph 73(b) of Schedule 5 | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Paragraph 80(b) of Schedule 5 | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Paragraph 94 of Schedule 5 | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 8 | 1st January 2009 | 2008/3244 (C.148) |
| Paragraph 3 of Schedule 8 (partially) | 1st October 2008 and 1st January 2009 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) and 2008/3244 (C.148) |
| Paragraph 4 of Schedule 8 | 1st January 2009 | 2008/3244 (C.148) |
| Paragraph 5(1) to (3) of Schedule 8 | 1st January 2009 | 2008/3244 (C.148) |
| Paragraph 5(4) of Schedule 8 | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Paragraphs 6 and 7 of Schedule 8 | 1st January 2009 | 2008/3244 (C.148) |
| Paragraph 8(a) of Schedule 8 | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Paragraph 8(b) of Schedule 8 | 1st January 2009 | 2008/3244 (C.148) |
| Paragraph 9 of Schedule 8 | 1st January 2009 | 2008/3244 (C.148) |
| Paragraph 1 of Schedule 10 | 1st January 2009 | 2008/3244 (C.148) |
| Paragraph 2(a) of Schedule 10 | 1st January 2009 | 2008/3244 (C.148) |
| Paragraph 3 of Schedule 10 (partially) | 1st January 2009 | 2008/3244 (C.148) |
| Paragraph 4(a) of Schedule 10 | 1st January 2009 | 2008/3244 (C.148) |
| Paragraph 5(a) of Schedule 10 | 1st January 2009 | 2008/3244 (C.148) |
| Paragraph 6(b) of Schedule 10 | 1st January 2009 | 2008/3244 (C.148) |
| Paragraph 8 of Schedule 10 | 1st January 2009 | 2008/3244 (C.148) |
| Paragraphs 10 to 12 of Schedule 10 | 1st January 2009 | 2008/3244 (C.148) |
| Paragraph 13(a) of Schedule 10 | 1st January 2009 | 2008/3244 (C.148) |
| Paragraph 16 of Schedule 10 | 1st January 2009 | 2008/3244 (C.148) |
| Paragraph 17 of Schedule 10 | 1st January 2009 | 2008/3244 (C.148) |
| Paragraph 19 of Schedule 10 | 1st January 2009 | 2008/3244 (C.148) |
| Paragraph 20 of Schedule 10 | 25th August 2008 | 2008/2214 (C. 100) |
| Paragraphs 23 to 25 of Schedule 10 | 1st January 2009 | 2008/3244 (C.148) |
| Paragraph 26(a) of Schedule 10 | 1st January 2009 | 2008/3244 (C.148) |
| Paragraph 21 of Schedule 10 (partially) | 25th August 2008 | 2008/2214 (C. 100) |
| Paragraphs 2 to 4 of Schedule 14 | 1st October 2008 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Paragraph 5 of Schedule 14 | 1st January 2009 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Part 2 of Schedule 15 (partially) | 1st January 2009 | 2008/3244 (C.148) |
| Part 6 of Schedule 15 | 1st January 2009 | 2008/2497 (C. 106) |
| Part 7 of Schedule 15 | 1st April 2009 | 2009/270 (C.12) |