Welsh Statutory Instruments
2003 No. 2528 (W.243) (C.95)
SOCIAL CARE, WALES
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PERSONS, WALES
The Care Standards Act 2000 (Commencement No.12) (Wales) Order 2003
Made 1st October 2003

The National Assembly for Wales, in exercise of powers conferred upon it by sections 118(6) and 122 of the Care Standards Act 2000 hereby makes the following Order:
2000 c. 14. The powers are conferred upon the appropriate Minister. “Appropriate Minister” means the Assembly in relation to Wales and the Secretary of State in relation to England, Scotland and Northern Ireland (s.121(1) of the Act). “Assembly” means the National Assembly for Wales (s.5(b) of the Act).

Citation interpretation and application
1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Care Standards Act 2000 (Commencement No.12) (Wales) Order 2003.
(2) In this Order —
“the Act” (“y Deddf”) means the Care Standards Act 2000.
(3) This Order applies in relation to Wales.

Appointed days
2. 2nd October 2003 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act —
(a) Sections 8, 9(1) and (2), 11 to 15, 17 to 21, 24, 26 to 32, 36 and 37 in so far as their provisions relate to nurses agencies and are not already in force;
(b) subsection (1) of section 111, and subsection (2) of that section in so far as it omits, in section 13 of the Employment Agencies Act 1973, paragraphs (b) and (c) of, and the proviso to, subsection (7);
(c) section 117(2) of, and Schedule 6 to the Act, in so far as they relate to the Nurses Agencies Act 1957 and the Employment Agencies Act 1973.
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 1998.
1998 c. 38.
D. Elis-Thomas
The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly
1st October 2003

(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force a number of provisions of the Care Standards Act 2000 relating to the regulation of Nurses Agencies. This will have the effect of bringing these agencies within the regulatory framework of the Care Standards Act 2000. It will also bring into force the repeal of the Nurses Agencies Act 1957 under which these agencies have been licensed by the relevant Local Authority.

(This note is not part of the Order)
The provisions of the Care Standards Act 2000 in respect of which an entry is made in the Table below have been brought into force in relation to Wales on the date specified alongside their entry. Those provisions whose entry is followed by "(a)" were brought into force by S.I. 2000/2992 (W.192) (C.93); those followed by "(b)" were brought into force by S.I. 2001/139 (W.5) (C.7); those followed by "(c)" were brought into force by S.I. 2001/2190 (W.152) (C.70); those followed by "(d)" were brought into force by S.I. 2001/2354 (W.192) (C.80); those followed by "(e)" were brought into force by S.I. 2001/2504 (W.205) (C.82); those followed by "(f)" were brought into force by S.I. 2001/2538 (W.213) (C.83); those followed by "(g)" were brought into force by S.I. 2001/2782 (W.235) (C.92); those followed by "(h)" were brought into force by S.I 2002/920 (W.108) (C.24); those followed by "(i)" were brought into force by S.I. 2002/1175 (W.123) (C.31), those followed by "(j)" were brought into force by S.I. 2003/152 (W.22) (c.8) and those followed by (k) were brought into force by S.I. 2003/501.
Provision	Date of Commencement
Sections 1 to 5 (c)	1st July 2001
Section 7(7) (c)	1st July 2001
Section 8 (partially) (c)	1st July 2001
Section 8 (partially) (h)	1st April 2002
Section 8 (partially)(j)	30th January 2003
Section 9(1) and (2) (partially)(j)	30th January 2003
Section 9(3) to (5) (c)	1st July 2001
Section 9 (remainder) (h)	1st April 2002
Section 10(2) to (7)(partially) (h)	1st April 2002
Section 10(2) to (7) (partially) (j)	30th January 2003
Sections 11 and 12 (partially) (c)	1st July 2001
Sections 11 and 12 (partially) (h)	1st April 2002
Sections 11 and 12 (partially) (j)	30th January 2003
Section 13 (partially) (h)	1st April 2002
Section 13 (partially) (j)	30th January 2002
Sections 14 and 15 (partially) (c)	1st July 2001
Sections 14 and 15 (partially) (h)	1st April 2002
Sections 14 and 15 (partially) (j)	30th January 2003
Section 16 (c)	1st July 2001
Sections 17 to 21 (partially) (h)	1st April 2002
Sections 17 to 21 (partially) (j)	30th January 2003
Sections 22 to 23 (c)	1st July 2001
Section 24 (partially) (h)	1st April 2002
Section 24 (partially) (j)	30th January 2003
Section 25 (c)	1st July 2001
Sections 26 to 32 (partially) (h)	1st April 2002
Sections 26 to 32 (partially) (j)	30th January 2003
Sections 33 to 35 (c)	1st July 2001
Section 36 (partially) (c)	1st July 2001
Section 36 (partially) (h)	1st April 2002
Section 36 (partially) (j)	30th January 2003
Section 37 (partially) (h)	1st April 2002
Section 37 (partially) (j)	30th January 2003
Section 38 (c)	1st July 2001
Section 39 (partially) (e)	31st July 2001
Section 39 (remainder) (e)	31st August 2001
Section 40 (partially) (b)	1st February 2001
Section 40 (remainder) (b)	28th February 2001
Section 41 (b)	28th February 2001
Sections 42 to 43 (c)	18th June 2001
Sections 45 and 46 (j)	30th January 2003
Sections 48 to 52 (c)	1st July 2001
Section 53 (partially) (j)	30th January 2003
Section 54(1), (3) to (7) (a)	1st April 2001
Section 55 & Schedule 1 (a)	1st April 2001
Sections 56 to 62 (partially) (i)	30th April 2002
Section 56 and 58 to 60 and 62 (remainder) (k)	1st June 2003
Section 63 (f)	31st July 2001
Section 64(2) to (4) (partially) (i)	30th April 2002
Section 64(2) to (5) (remainder) (k)	1st June 2003
Section 65 (partially) (i)	30th April 2002
Section 65 (remainder)(k)	1st June 2003
Section 66 (f)	31st July 2001
Section 67 (f)	1st October 2001
Section 68 and 69 (k)	1st June 2003
Section 70(1) (f)	1st October 2001
Section 71 (partially) (f)	31st July 2001
Section 71 (remainder) (i)	30th April 2002
Section 72 & Schedule 2 (a)	13th November 2000
Section 72A (g)	26th August 2001
Section 72B & Schedule 2A (g)	26th August 2001
Section 73 (as amended) & Schedule 2B (g)	26th August 2001
Section 75 (as amended) (g)	26th August 2001
Section 75A (g)	26th August 2001
Sections 76 to 78 (as amended) (g)	26th August 2001
Section 79(1) (partially) (c)	1st July 2001
Section 79(1) (remainder) (h)	1st April 2002
Section 79(2) & Schedule 3 (partially) (c)	1st July 2001
Section 79(2) & Schedule 3 (remainder) (h)	1st April 2002
Section 79(3),(4) (c)	1st July 2001
Section 79(5) (h)	1st April 2002
Section 95 (h)	1st April 2002
Section 98 (d)	1st July 2001
Sections 105 and 106 and paragraph 21 of Schedule 4 (j)	1st February 2003
Sections 107 to 108 (c)	1st July 2001
Section 110 (h)	1st April 2002
Section 112 (c)	1st July 2001
Section 113 (2) to (4) (a)	1st April 2001
Section 114 (partially) (a)	1st April 2001
Section 114 (remainder) (c)	1st July 2001
Section 115 (c)	1st July 2001
Section 116 & Schedule 4 (partially) (b)	28th February 2001
Section 116 & Schedule 4 (partially) (c)	1st July 2001
Section 116 & Schedule 4 (partially) (h)	1st April 2002
Section 116 & Schedule 4 (partially) (j)	29th January 2003
Section 117(1) & Schedule 5 (partially) (c)	1st July 2001
Section 117(1) & Schedule 5 (partially) (g)	26th August 2001
Section 117(2) & Schedule 6 (partially) (h)	1st April 2002
Section 117 and Schedule 5 (partially (j)	29th January 2003
Section 117 and Schedule 6 (partially) (j)	29th January 2003
Sections 105 and 106 and paragraph 21 of Schedule 4	1st February 2003
The provisions of the Care Standards Act 2000 in respect of which an entry is made in the Table below have been brought into force in relation to Wales, as well as in relation to England, on the date specified alongside their entry. Those provisions whose entry is followed by "(a)" were brought into force by S.I. 2000/2544 (C.72); and those whose entry is followed by "(b)" were brought into force by S.I. 2002/629 (C.19).
Provision	Date of Commencement
Section 80(8) (a)	2nd October 2000
Section 94 (a)	2nd October 2000
Section 96 (partially) (a)	15th September 2000
Section 96 (remainder) (a)	2nd October 2000
Section 99 (a)	15th September 2000
Section 100 (a)	2nd October 2000
Section 101 (a)	2nd October 2000
Section 102 (b)	18th March 2002
Section 103 (a)	2nd October 2000
Section 104 (partially) (b)	18th March 2002
Section 104 (partially) (b)	1st April 2002
Section 116 & Schedule 4 (partially) (a)	2nd October 2000
Section 117(2) & Schedule 6 (partially) (a)	2nd October 2000
In addition various other provisions of the Care Standards Act 2000 have been brought into force in relation to England by the following Statutory Instruments: S.I. 2000/2795 (C.79); S.I. 2001/290 (C.17); S.I. 2001/731 (C.26); S.I. 2001/952 (C.35); S.I. 2001/1210 (C.41); S.I. 2001/1536 (C.55); S.I. 2001/2041 (C.68); S.I. 2001/3331 (C.109); S.I. 2001/3852 (C.125); S.I. 2001/4150 (C.134); S.I. 2002/839 (C.22); S.I. 2002/1245 (C.33); S.I. 2002/1493 (C.43); S.I. 2002/1790 (C.55) and S.I. 2002/2215 (C.70).