Statutory Instruments
2013 No. 2896 (C. 117)
National Health Service, England
The Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2013
Made
11th November 2013
The Secretary of State for Health makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 306 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012( 1 ).
Citation and interpretation
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (Commencement No. 6) Order 2013.
(2) In this Order, “the Act” means the Health and Social Care Act 2012.
Commencement of provisions
2. —(1) Insofar as they are not already in force( 2 ), the following provisions of the Act are to come into force in accordance with this Order.
(2) 1st December 2013 is the day appointed for the coming into force of—
section 104(4)(b) (power to require documents and information) insofar as it relates to Monitor’s functions under section 144(3)(b) of the Act;
section 116 (the national tariff);
section 117(1) to (3) (the national tariff: further provision); and
section 127 (correction of mistakes).
(3) 1st January 2014 is the day appointed for the coming into force of—
section 85 (application for licence); and
section 86 (licensing criteria).
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
Earl Howe
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,
Department of Health
11th November 2013
See section 306(1) of the Health and Social Care Act 2012 (c. 7) (“the 2012 Act”) for the provisions which came into force on the day the 2012 Act was passed, and S.I. 2012/1319 (C. 47) , 2012/1831 (C. 71) , 2012/2657 (C. 107) , 2013/160 (C. 9) and 2013/671 (C. 28) for provisions of the 2012 Act which came into force by Order on earlier dates.