The Health Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1) (Scotland) Order 2007

Made: 16th January 2007

The Scottish Ministers, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 83(2)(b) of the Health Act 2006[^f00001] and of all other powers enabling them in that behalf, hereby make the following Order:

Citation, interpretation and extent

1

— This Order may be cited as the Health Act 2006 (Commencement No. 1) (Scotland) Order 2007.

• (1) In this Order “the Act” means the Health Act 2006.

• (2) This Order extends to Scotland only.

Appointed day

2

29th January 2007 is the appointed day for the coming into force of–

• (a) section 73 of the Act (NHS costs recovery) in so far as it is not already in force[^f00002];

• (b) paragraph 55 of Schedule 8 to the Act (minor and consequential amendments); and

• (c) section 80(1) of the Act (amendments, repeals and revocations) so far as relating to that paragraph.

Signed

ANDREW P KERR — A member of the Scottish Executive — 16th January 2007

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order commences for Scotland section 73 of the Health Act 2006 (“the Act”). Section 73 of the Act amends section 153 of Part 3 of the Health and Social Care (Community Health and Standards) Act 2003 (“the 2003 Act”) by substituting new wording for section 153(9).

This Order also commences for Scotland paragraph 55 of Schedule 8 of the Act, and section 80(1) of the Act so far as relates to that paragraph. These provisions amend section 150(7)(d) of the 2003 Act by substituting sub paragraph (ii) to refer to the current sections of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978 which relate to primary medical services and personal and general dental services.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2006 c. 28.

[^f00002]: Section 83(1)(e) of the Health Act 2006 commenced section 73 of the Act on Royal Assent for the purpose of making regulations