Statutory Instruments
2001 No. 4149 (C. 133)
NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND
LOCAL GOVERNMENT, ENGLAND
The Health and Social Care Act 2001 (Commencement No. 7) (England) Order 2001
Made
18th December 2001
The Secretary of State for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by sections 64(6) and 70(2) of the Health and Social Care Act 2001( 1 ), hereby makes the following Order:
Citation, interpretation and extent
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (Commencement No. 7) (England) Order 2001.
(2) In this Order—
“the Act” means the Health and Social Care Act 2001.
(3) This Order extends to England only( 2 ).
Appointed days in respect of sections 45 and 47 of the Act
2. 19th December 2001 is the appointed day for the coming into force of—
(a) section 45 of the Act in so far as that section has not already been brought in force( 3 );
(b) subsections (5) and (6) of section 47 of the Act in so far as those subsections are not already in force( 4 ).
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
Jacqui Smith
Minister of State,
Department of Health
December 2001
See the Health and Social Care Act 2001 (c. 15) (“the 2001 Act”), section 66 for the definition of “relevant authority” in relation to, and section 70(5) for the extent of, sections 45 and 47 of that Act.
See section 70(2) of the 2001 Act.
See S.I. 2001/2804 .