The Health and Social Care Act 2001 (Commencement No. 6) (Wales) Order 2004
Citation, interpretation and application1.
(1)
This Order may be cited as the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (Commencement No.6) (Wales) Order 2004.
(2)
In this Order, the Health and Social Care Act 2001 is referred to as "the Act".
(3)
This Order applies to Wales only.
Appointed day in respect of section 6(3) of the Act2.
24th January 2004 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 6(3) of the Act.
Appointed day in respect of section 12 of the Act3.
31st January 2004 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 12 of the Act.
Appointed day in respect of section 49 of the Act4.
1st April 2004 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 49 of the Act in so far as that section has not already been brought into force.
This Order is the sixth Commencement Order made under the Health and Social Care Act 2001 ("the Act") in relation to Wales.
Article 2 appoints 24th January 2004 as the day on which section 6(3) of the Act comes into force in Wales.
Article 3 appoints 31st January 2004 as the day on which section 12 of the Act comes into force in Wales.
Article 4 appoints 1 April 2004 as the day on which section 49 of the Act comes into force in Wales, in so far as that section is not already in force.
Section 6(3) inserts amendments into paragraph 16 of Schedule 2 to the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990 which enables the National Assembly for Wales to make regulations and issue directions to NHS Trusts in Wales about the remuneration and other terms and conditions on which they employ staff and generally in connection with matters concerning the employment of staff.
Section 12 inserts a new section 19A into the National Health Service Act 1977. This new provision requires the National Assembly to arrange, to such extent as it considers necessary to meet all reasonable requirements, for the provision of independent advocacy services for people who wish to complain about the service they (or someone they care for) has received from the NHS.
Section 49 excludes nursing care by a registered nurse from the services which can be provided by local authorities pursuant to enactments relating to the provision of community care services.
Provision | Date of Commencement | S.I. No. |
|---|---|---|
Section 3 | 1st July 2002 (partially) | |
Section 5 | 1st July 2002 | |
Section 11 | 1st December 2002 | |
Section 13 | 17th March 2003 | |
Section 16 | 26th August 2002 | |
Section 19 — 26 | 1st July 2002 | |
Section 27 | 26th August 2002 | |
Section 28 — 39 | 1st July 2002 | |
Section 41 — 43 | 1st July 2002 | |
Section 49 | 3rd December 2001 (partially) | |
Section 50(1) | 8th April 2002 | |
Section 50(2) to (10) | 19th December 2001 | |
Section 51 | 8th November 2001 | |
Section 52 | 8th November 2001 | |
Section 53 | 1st April 2003 | |
Section 54 | 1st April 2003 | |
Section 55 | 1st April 2003 | |
Section 67(1) and Schedule 5 | 1st April 2002, 1st July 2002 and 26th August 2002 (partially) | |
Section 67(2) and Schedule 6 | 1st April 2002, 15th April 2002, 1st July 2002 and 26th August 2002 (partially) | |
Schedule 2 | 1st July 2002 | |
Schedule 3 | 1st July 2002 |
Various provisions of the Act have been brought into force in relation to England by the following Statutory Instruments: S.I. 2001/2804 (C.95); S.I. 2001/3167 (C.101); S.I 2001/3294 (C.107); S.I. 2001/3619 (C.117); S.I. 2001/3752 (C.122); S.I. 2001/3738 (C.121); S.I.2001/4149 (C.133); S.I. 2002/1095 (C.26); S.I. 2002/1312 (C.36); S.I 2002/2363 (C.77); S.I. 2003/53 (C.3); S.I. 2003/850 (C.46) and S.I. 2003/2245 (C.87).