Statutory Instruments
2014 No. 1714 (C. 73)
National Health Service, England And Wales
Public Health, England
Social Care, England
The Care Act 2014 (Commencement No.1) Order 2014
Made
2nd July 2014
The Secretary of State makes this Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 127(1) and (5) of the Care Act 2014( 1 ).
Citation and interpretation
1. β(1) This Order may be cited as the Care Act 2014 (Commencement No.1) Order 2014.
(2) In this Order, βthe Actβ means the Care Act 2014.
Provisions coming into force on 7th July 2014
2. 7th July 2014 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act so far as is necessary for enabling the exercise of any power to make regulations that is conferred by those provisions or an amendment made by themβ
(a) section 81 (duty of candour);
(b) section 91(2) (reviews and performance assessments), and section 91(1) insofar as it relates to that subsection.
Provisions coming into force on 15th July 2014
3. β(1) 15th July 2014 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 81 (duty of candour) of the Act insofar as it is not already in force.
(2) 15th July 2014 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Actβ
(a) section 84 (trust special administration: appointment of administrator);
(b) section 85 (trust special administration: objective, consultation and reports);
(c) section 120 (powers of administrator etc. );
(d) section 122(2) and (3) (the Health and Social Care Information Centre: restrictions on dissemination of information), and section 122(1) insofar as it relates to those subsections.
(3) 15th July 2014 is the day appointed for the coming into force of the following provisions of the Act so far as is necessary for enabling the exercise of any power to make regulations that is conferred by those provisionsβ
(a) section 92(1) and (3) to (6) (false and misleading information: offence);
(b) paragraph 9 of Schedule 7 (Health Research Authority: committees and sub-committees), and section 109(2) (Health Research Authority) insofar as it relates to that paragraph.
Provisions coming into force on 1st October 2014
4. 1st October 2014 is the day appointed for the coming into force of section 91 (reviews and performance assessments) of the Act insofar as it is not already in force.
Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.
Norman Lamb
Minister of State,
Department of Health
2nd July 2014