The Health Act 1999 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2000

• Citation: S.I. 2000/779
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Health Act 1999 (Commencement No. 8) Order 2000.

(2) In this Order “ the Act ” means the Health Act 1999.

Section 2 Appointed day

(1) Subject to paragraph (2), 15th March 2000 is the day appointed for the coming into force of subsections (1), (2) and (4) of section 60 of the Act and Schedule 3 to the Act.

(2) The reference in paragraph 11(3) of Schedule 3 to the Act to arrangements made under section 28C of the National Health Service Act 1977 , is to be taken as referring only to a pilot scheme under Part I of the National Health Service (Primary Care) Act 1997 under which personal medical services are to be provided, and the purpose of bringing paragraph 11(3) of Schedule 3 to the Act into force is limited accordingly.