Statutory Instruments
2007 No. 917
national health service, england and wales
Social Security, England and Wales
The Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 Consequential Provisions (Recovery of NHS Charges) Order 2007
Made
19th March 2007
Laid before Parliament
23rd March 2007
Coming into force
13th April 2007
The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 201 of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003( 1 ).
Citation, commencement, application and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 Consequential Provisions (Recovery of NHS Charges) Order 2007 and shall come into force on 13th April 2007.
(2) This Order applies in relation to England and Wales.
(3) In this Order “Social Security Regulations” means the Social Security and Child Support (Decisions and Appeals) Regulations 1999( 4 ).
Amendment of regulation 36 of the Social Security Regulations
2. In regulation 36( 5 ) of the Social Security Regulations (composition of appeal tribunals), in paragraph (2)(a) at the end insert,—
“ (iii) the appeal is made under section 157(1) of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003; or ” .
Signed by authority of the Secretary of Health
Andy Burnham
Minister of State
Department of Health
19th March 2007
2003 c.43 (“the 2003 Act”). The “appropriate authority” for the purposes of this order is defined in section 199 of the 2003 Act.
Section 201(2) of the 2003 Act, as read with section 199(2)(c) of that Act, provides that the appropriate authority for the purpose of this order is the Secretary of State after consulting the National Assembly for Wales.
1992 c.53 . Section 8 was amended by S.I. 2001/3649 and Schedule 1, paragraph 41 was substituted by the Social Security Act 1998 (c.14) , Schedule 7, paragraph 121.
Amended by S.I 1999/1466 , 2000/1596 and 2004/3368 .