2005 No. 3285 (W.249) (C.140)
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, WALES
PUBLIC HEATH, WALES
SOCIAL CARE, WALES

The Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 Commencement (Wales) (No. 3) Order 2005

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:

Title and interpretation1.

(1)

The title of this Order is the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 Commencement (Wales) (No. 3) Order 2005.

(2)

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

Appointed days2.

(1)

In relation to Wales 30 December 2005 is the day appointed for section 117 of the Act to come into force.

(2)

1 April 2006 is the day appointed for the following provisions of the 2003 Act to come into force—

(a)

sections 114(3) and (4) in relation to Wales and in so far as they are not already in force2;

(b)

section 116(2); and

(c)

sections 107, 114(5), 115(1), (2), (4), (5) and (6) and 116(3) in relation to Wales.

Signed on behalf of the National Assembly for Wales under section 66(1) of the Government of Wales Act 19983
D. Elis-Thomas
The Presiding Officer of the National Assembly
(This note is not part of the Order)

This is the third 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 either 30 December 2005 or 1 April 2006, as specified.

Article 2(1) brings into force on 30 December section 117 of the Act which extends the duty on local authorities in respect of consideration of representations to those made about special guardianship support services.

Article 2(2)(a) brings into force parts of sections 114 and 115 which make provision in relation to regulations which may be made by the Assembly about the handling and consideration of complaints about social services.

Article 2(2)(b) commences section 116(2) which inserts section 26ZB into the Children Act 1989.

Article 2(c) commences in relation to Wales, section 107, which inserts a children’s home providing secure accommodation into the definition of establishments in the Care Standards Act 2000. It also commences, in relation to Wales, section 116(3) which inserts section 26(2A) into the Children Act 1989 extending the requirement on local authorities to provide assistance for persons making representations under section 24D or 26 of that Act to further consideration of those representations.

(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 in Wales by commencement orders made before the date of this Order. 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 2004/480 (W.49) and 2004/873 (W.88) 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 43

11.3.2004

2004/759

Section 44

1.4.2004

2004/759

Sections 45 and 46

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 47 as to Wales

1.4.2004

2004/873 (W.88)

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)

1.4.2005

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 70—75 as to Wales

1.4.2004

2004/873 (W.88)

Sections 92—101, as to Wales (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/873 (W.88)

Section 102

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 103

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 106

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 108

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 109 as to Wales

1.4.2004

2004/873 (W.88)

Section 111

1.4.2004

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 126

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 128

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 130

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 132

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 134

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 136 to 138

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 140

1.4.2004

2004/759

Sections 142 to 145 as to Wales

1.4.2004

2004/873 (W.88)

Section 146

1.4.2004

2004/759

Section 147 (partially)

8.1.2004

2003/3346

Section 147 as to England (partially)

11.3.2004

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 as to Wales

28.2.2004

2004/480

Section 176 as to Wales

28.2.2004

2004/480

Section 179(1) as to Wales (partially)

28.2.2004

2004/480

Section 179(2) as to Wales

28.2.2004

2004/480

Section 180 as to Wales (partially)

28.2.2004

2004/480

Section 184 as to Wales (partially)

28.2.2004

2004/480

Section 184 as to Wales (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/480

Section 189(1)

1.4.2004

2004/759

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 8

11.3.2004

2004/759

Schedule 9

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

8.1.2004

2003/3346

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 Wales

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 2 as to Wales (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/480

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

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraphs 4 to 6 to Wales

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 7 as to Wales (partially)

28.2.2004

2004/480

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 Wales

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 10 as to Wales

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 13 as to Wales

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 20 as to Wales (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraphs 21(2) as to Wales (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 22(1) as to Wales (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/480

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

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraphs 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 Wales (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 24(a) as to Wales

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraphs 25 to 27 as to Wales

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 36(a) as to Wales

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 37 as to Wales

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 38 as to Wales (partially)

28.2.2004

2004/480

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 Wales

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 45 as to Wales (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/480

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 Wales

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 51 to 52 as to Wales

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 53 as to Wales (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 55 as to Wales

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraphs 56 to 59 as to Wales

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraph 60 as to Wales (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/480

Paragraphs 61 to 64 as to Wales

1.4.2004

2004/480

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 Wales

1.4.2004

2004//480

Schedule 14 as to Wales (partially)

1.4.2004

2004/480

Schedule 14 Part 1

1.4.2004

2004/759