2004 No. 873 (W.88) (C.37)
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, WALES
PUBLIC HEALTH, WALES
SOCIAL CARE, WALES

The Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 Commencement (No. 2) (Wales) Order 2004

Made
Coming into force
The National Assembly for Wales, in exercise of the powers conferred upon it by section 199(1) of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 20031 hereby makes the following Order:

Citation and interpretation1.

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 Commencement (No.2) (Wales) Order 2004.

(2)

In this Order, “the 2003 Act” means the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003.

Appointed day2.

1st April 2004 is the day appointed for the following provisions of the 2003 Act to come into force—

(a)

section 47;

(b)

sections 70 to 75;

(c)

except for section 94(6) to (8), the provisions in Chapter 6 of Part 2 of the 2003 Act in so far as they are not already in force2;

(d)

sections 109, and 142 to 145;

(e)

in relation to Wales, sections 106, 108, 111, and section 196 and Part 2 of Schedule 14 in so far as they relate to section 31(6) of the Care Standards Act 20003.
Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 19984
John Marek
The Deputy Presiding Officer of the National Assembly
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

This is the second commencement order made by the National Assembly for Wales under the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (“the Act”). It brings certain provisions of the Act connected to Wales into force on 1st April 2004.

Article 2(a) brings into force section 47 of the Act which allows the Assembly to prepare and publish statements of standards in relation to the provision of health care by and for Welsh NHS bodies.

Article 2(b) commences Chapter 4 of Part 2 of the Act which provides for the Assembly to conduct reviews of and investigations into the provision of health care by and for Welsh NHS bodies and which confers upon the Assembly rights of entry and powers to require information and explanations in connection with such reviews and investigations.

Article 2(c) commences Chapter 6 of Part 2 of the Act, which provides for the National Assembly to conduct reviews, investigations and inspections into the way in which Welsh local authorities discharge their social services functions.

Article 2(d) commences other provisions of the Act concerning Wales. These are: (i) section 109, which requires the Assembly to have particular regard to the need to safeguard and promote children’s rights and welfare in the exercise of its social care regulatory and inspection functions; (ii) section 142, which requires the Assembly to publish annual reports about its social and health care regulatory and inspection functions; (iii) section 143, which empowers the Assembly to use information obtained in the exercise of one of its social or health care regulatory or inspection functions for the purposes of another of those functions; (iv) section 144 which makes provision about health or social care inquiries held under the Government of Wales Act 1998; and (v) section 145, which requires the Assembly and the Commission for Healthcare Audit and Inspection to co-operate with each other.

Article 2(e) commences certain provisions of the Act in relation to Wales. These are: (i) section 106, which clarifies the definition of “independent medical agency” in the Care Standards Act 2000; (ii) section 108, which amends the powers of inspection provisions of the Care Standards Act 2000; and (iii) section 111, which amends the Children Act 1989 so as to require reports to be published following inspections of boarding schools and colleges.

(This note is not part of the Order)

The provisions of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 listed in the table below have been brought into force by commencement orders made before the date of this Order. Except where indicated the provisions commenced by SI 2003/3346 and SI 2004/759 have been commenced in relation to England and Wales. The provisions commenced by SI 2004/288 have been commenced in relation to England. The provisions commenced by SI 2004/480 (W.49) have been commenced in relation to Wales.

Provision

Date of Commencement

S.I.No.

Section 1

1.4.2004

2004/759

Sections 2 to 4

1.1.2004

2003/3346

Sections 5 to 20

1.4.2004

2004/759

Sections 22 to 35

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 36

1.1.2004

2003/3346

Sections 37 to 39

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 40

1.1.2004

2003/3346

Section 41

8.1.2004

2003/3346

Section 42 as to England

1.1.2004

2003/3346

Section 43

11.3.2004

2004/759

Section 44

1.4.2004

2004/759

Sections 45 and 46

1.4.2004

2004/759

Sections 48 and 49

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 50(1) (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 50(1) (partially)

1.4.2006

2004/759

Section 50(2) and (3)

1.4.2005

2004/759

Section 50(4)

1.4.2006

2004/759

Section 50(5)

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 51(1) to (3) and (6)

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 51(4)

1.4.2005

2004/759

Section 52(1) to (4), (6) and (7)

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 52(5)

1.4.2005

2004/759

Sections 53 to 57

1.4.2004

2004/759

Sections 60 and 61

1.4.2004

2004/759

Sections 64 to 68

1.4.2004

2004/759

Sections 76 to 84 as to England

1.4.2004

2004/759

Sections 87 to 91 as to England

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 102

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 103

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 104 as to England

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 106

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 108

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 110 as to England

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 111

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 112 as to England

11.3.2004

2004/759

Sections 118 and 119

1.6.2004

2004/759

Section 120 and 121

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 123

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 124

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 125 as to England

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 126

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 127 as to England

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 128

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 129 as to England

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 130

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 131 as to England

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 132

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 133 as to England

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 134

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 135 as to England

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 136 to 138

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 139 as to England

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 140

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 141 as to England

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 146

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 147 as to England (partially)

1.1.2004

2003/3346

Section 147 (partially)

8.1.2004

2003/3346

Section 147 as to England (partially)

1.3.2004

2004/288

Section 147 as to England (partially)

11.3.2004

2004/759

Section 147 as to England (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/288

Section 147 as to England (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 147 (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 147 (partially)

1.6.2004

2004/759

Section 148

1.1.2004

2003/3346

Section 174 as to Wales (partially)

28.2.2004

2004/480

Section 174 as to Wales (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/480

Section 175(1) as to England (partially)

3.2.2004

2004/288

Section 175(1)

1.3.2004

2004/288

Section 175 as to Wales

28.2.2004

2004/480

Section 175 as to England insofar as is not already in force

1.4.2004

2004/288

Section 176 as to England

3.2.2004

2004/288

Section 176 as to Wales

28.2.2004

2004/480

Section 177(1) and (2) as to England

3.2.2004

2004/488

Section 177(2) as to England insofar as is not already in force

1.3.2004

2004/288

Section 177(3) to (11) as to England

1.3.2004

2004/288

Section 177(12) as to England (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/288

Section 178 as to England

1.4.2004

2004/288

Section 179(1) as to England (partially)

3.2.2004

2004/288

Section 179(1) as to Wales (partially)

28.2.2004

2004/480

Section 179(2) as to England (partially)

3.2.2004

2004/288

Section 179(2) as to Wales

28.2.2004

2004/480

Section 180 as to Wales (partially)

28.2.2004

2004/480

Section 180 as to England (partially)

1.3.2004

2004/288

Section 184 as to England (partially)

3.2.2004

2004/288

Section 184 as to Wales (partially)

28.2.2004

2004/480

Section 184 as to England (partially)

1.3.2004

2004/288

Section 184 as to England (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/288

Section 184 as to Wales (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/480

Section 189(1)

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 196 as to England (partially)

1.3.2004

2004/288

Section 196 as to England (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/288

Section 196 as to Wales (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/480

Section 196 (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/759

Schedule 1

1.4.2004

2004/759

Schedule 2

1.1.2004

2003/3346

Schedules 3 to 5

1.4.2004

2004/759

Schedule 6

8.1.2004

2003/3346

Schedule 7 as to England

1.1.2004

2003/3346

Schedule 8

11.3.2004

2004/759

Schedule 9

Paragraphs 1, 3, 5 to 8 and 31 as to England (partially)

1.1.2004

2003/3346

Paragraphs 1, 3, 5 to 8, 13 and 31 (partially)

8.1.2004

2003/3346

Paragraphs 16, 23(b) and 27 as to England

11.3.2004

2004/759

Paragraphs 2,14,16 to 20, 22, 23(a), 25, 29 and 30

1.4.2004

2004/759

Paragraphs 9 and 11

1.6.2004

2004/759

Paragraphs 10, 21, 24, 26 to 28 and 32 as to England

1.4.2004

2004/759

Paragraph 12 (partially)

11.3.2004

2004/759

Schedule 11

Paragraph 1 as to England

1.4.2004

2004/288

Paragraph 1 as to Wales

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 2 as to England (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/288

Paragraph 2 as to Wales (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraphs 3(2)(a) and (3) to (5) and 3(1) as to England (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/288

Paragraphs 3(2)(a) and (3) to (5) and 3(1) as to Wales (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraphs 4 to 6 as to England

1.4.2004

2004/288

Paragraphs 4 to 6 as to Wales

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 7 as to England (partially)

3.2.2004

2004/288

Paragraph 7 as to Wales (partially)

28.2.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 7 as to England (partially)

1.3.2004

2004/288

Paragraph 7 as to England (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/288

Paragraph 7 as to Wales (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 8 as to Wales (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 9 as to England

1.4.2004

2004/288

Paragraph 9 as to Wales

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 10 as to Wales

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraphs 12 and 13 as to England

1.4.2004

2004/288

Paragraph 13 as to Wales

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraphs 14 to 17 as to England

1.3.2004

2004/288

Paragraph 20 as to England (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/288

Paragraph 20 as to Wales (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 21(2) and (3) as to Wales (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 21(3) as to England (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/288

Paragraph 22 as to England (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/288

Paragraph 22(1) as to Wales (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 22(2) and 22(3)(a), (5)(b) and (7) to (9) as to Wales

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 22(8)(b) and (9) as to Wales (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 23 as to Wales (partially)

28.2.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 23 as to England (partially)

3.2.2004

2004/288

Paragraph 23 as to England (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/288

Paragraph 23 as to Wales (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 24(a) as to England

1.4.2004

2004/288

Paragraph 24(a) as to Wales

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraphs 25 to 27 as to England

1.4.2004

2004/288

Paragraphs 25 to 27 as to Wales

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 26 as to England (partially)

11.3.2004

2004/759

Paragraph 36(a) as to England

1.4.2004

2004/288

Paragraph 36(a) as to Wales

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 37 as to England

1.4.2004

2004/288

Paragraph 37 as to Wales

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 38 as to England

3.2.2004

2004/288

Paragraph 38 as to Wales (partially)

28.2.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 39 as to England (partially)

3.2.2004

2004/288

Paragraph 39 as to Wales (partially)

28.2.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 40 as to Wales

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 41 as to Wales

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraphs 42 to 44 as to England

1.4.2004

2004/288

Paragraphs 42 to 44 as to Wales

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 45 as to England (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/288

Paragraph 45 as to Wales (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 46 as to England (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/288

Paragraph 46(1) as to Wales (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 46(2)(a) and (3)(a) as to Wales

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraphs 47 to 49 as to England

1.4.2004

2004/288

Paragraphs 47 to 49 as to Wales

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraphs 51 and 52 as to England

1.4.2004

2004/288

Paragraph 51 to 52 as to Wales

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 53 as to England (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/288

Paragraph 53 as to Wales (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 55 as to England

1.4.2004

2004/288

Paragraph 55 as to Wales

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraphs 56 to 59 as to England

1.4.2004

2004/288

Paragraphs 56 to 59 as to Wales

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 60 as to England (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/288

Paragraph 60 as to Wales (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraphs 61 to 64 as to Wales

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraphs 62 and 63 as to England

1.4.2004

2004/288

Paragraphs 65 and 67(a) as to England

1.4.2004

2004/288

Paragraphs 65 and 67(a) as to Wales

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 69 as to Wales (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraphs 70 to 74 as to England (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/288

Paragraphs 70 to 74 as to Wales

1.4.2004

2004/480

Schedule 14 as to England (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/288

Schedule 14 as to Wales (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/480

Schedule 14 Part 1

1.4.2004

2004/759