The National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2002

• Citation: S.I. 2002/2202
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, interpretation and extent

(1) This Order may be cited as the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2002.

(2) In this Order “ the Act ” means the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002.

(3) This Order extends to the whole of the United Kingdom except that—

(a) article 3 extends to England only; and

(b) the extent of the amendment made by article 4 is the same as that of the enactment amended.

Section 2 Appointed days for provisions relating to the Council for the Regulation of Health Care Professionals

(1) 27th August 2002 is the day appointed for the coming into force of paragraphs 4, 5, 6, 22 and 23 of Schedule 7 to the Act (the Council for the Regulation of Health Care Professionals) and section 25 of the Act (the Council for the Regulation of Health Care Professionals) in so far as it relates to those paragraphs.

(2) 1st December 2002 is the day appointed for the coming into force of—

(a) section 25 of the Act for the purposes of enabling the Council for the Regulation of Health Care Professionals to prepare for the exercise of any functions which may be exercisable under section 26, 27 or 29 of, or Schedule 7 to, the Act; and

(b) Schedule 7 to the Act, in so far as it is not already in force, except paragraph 16(3) and (4), and for that purpose section 25 of the Act.

(3) 1st April 2003 is the day appointed for the coming into force of—

(a) section 25 of the Act, in so far as it is not already in force;

(b) section 26 of the Act (powers and duties of the Council : general);

(c) section 27 of the Act (regulatory bodies and the Council);

(d) section 29 of the Act (references of disciplinary cases by the Council to the court); and

(e) paragraph 16(3) and (4) of Schedule 7 to the Act.

Section 3 Appointed day for provisions relating to the National Health Service

2nd September 2002 is the day appointed for the coming into force of—

(a) paragraphs 3, 4, 6, 7 and 19 of Schedule 1 to the Act and section 1 of, and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 to, the Act (English Health Authorities: change of name) in so far as they relate to those paragraphs;

(b) paragraphs 31 and 32 of Schedule 2 to the Act (reallocation of functions of Health Authorities to Primary Care Trusts) and section 2 of the Act (Primary Care Trusts) in so far as it relates to those paragraphs;

(c) section 3(2) and (5)(a) and (b) of the Act (Directions: distribution of functions);

(d) section 3(3) of the Act (which substitutes a new section 17A into the National Health Service Act 1977 ) for the purpose only of making directions by the Secretary of State under section 17A(3) and (4) of the latter Act; and

(e) section 3(1) of the Act in so far as it relates to the provisions referred to in sub-paragraphs (c) and (d) of this article.

Section 4 Supplementary Provision

In section 63 of the Health Services and Public Health Act 1968 (provision of instruction for officers of hospital authorities and other persons employed, or contemplating employment, in certain activities connected with health or welfare) —

(a) in subsection (5A)—

(i) after “exercisable by a” there is inserted “Strategic Health Authority,”;

(ii) after “exercisable by the” there is inserted “Strategic Health Authority,”;

(b) in subsection (5B), before paragraph (a) there is inserted—

(za) Strategic Health Authorities;