The Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 Commencement (No. 9) Order 2006

• Citation: S.I. 2006/1680
• Sections: 4

Section 1 Citation, interpretation and application

(1) This Order may be cited as the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 Commencement (No.9) Order 2006.

(2) In this Order—

“the 2000 Act ” means the Care Standards Act 2000 ; and

“ the Act ” means the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003.

(3) This Order applies in relation to England only, apart from article 2(2) which applies in relation to England and Wales.

Section 2 Appointed day for provisions relating to fees

(1) 27th June 2006 is the appointed day for the coming into force of section 105(6) of the Act for the purpose of making regulations, and section 105(1) of the Act in so far as it relates to that provision.

(2) 1st August 2006 is the appointed day for the coming into force of—

(a) section 105(3) to (5) and (7) of the Act; and

(b) sections 105(1) and (6) of the Act for all remaining purposes.

Section 3 Appointed day for provisions relating to complaints

1st September 2006 is the appointed day for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act in so far as they are not already in force —

(a) section 113(1), (3) and (4) (complaints about health care);

(b) section 114(1), (2), (5) and (6) (complaints about social services);

(c) section 115 (complaints regulations: supplementary); and

(d) in Schedule 14, the repeal in Part 2 relating to section 7B of the Local Authority Social Services Act 1970 (complaints procedure) and section 196 insofar as it relates to that repeal.

Section 4 Transitional provisions pending section 105(2) of the Act coming into force in relation to the CSCI

(1) Pending the coming into force of section 105(2) of the Act in relation to the determination of fees by the CSCI , the following transitional provisions shall apply.

(2) Sections 12(2), 15(3), 16(3) and 22(7)(i) of the 2000 Act shall be read as if—

(i) “or the CSCI” were omitted; and

(ii) after “the Assembly” there were inserted “or the CSCI”.

(3) Section 15(5) of the 2000 Act shall be read as if after “the Assembly” there were inserted “or the CSCI”.