Citation and interpretation

1. —(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health and Social Care (Safety and Quality) Act 2015 (Commencement No. 1 and Transitory Provision) Regulations 2015.

(2) In these Regulations, “the Act” means the Health and Social Care (Safety and Quality) Act 2015.

Provisions coming into force on the day after the day on which these Regulations are made

2. The following provisions of the Act come into force on the day after the day on which these Regulations are made–

(a) section 2 (consistent identifiers);

(b) section 4 (continuity of information: interpretation).

Provisions coming into force on 1st October 2015

3. The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1st October 2015–

(a) section 1 (reducing harm in care);

(b) section 3 (duty to share information).

Transitory modifications in respect of the commencement of section 4 of the Act

4. From the coming into force of regulation 2 until section 3 of the Act comes into force, section 251C of the Health and Social Care Act 2012( 2 ) is to be read as if there were omitted–

(a) in subsection (1), the words “and 251B”, and

(b) in subsection (6), the words “or s.251B(1)”.