The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2010

Made: 9th March 2010

Coming into force: 6th April 2010

A draft of this instrument has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament pursuant to section 162(3)(g) of that Act.

Citation, commencement and extent.

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• (1) This Order may be cited as the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2010 and shall come into force on 6th April 2010.

• (2) This Order extends to England and Wales only.

Amendment to Water Industry Act 1991

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In Schedule 4A to the Water Industry Act 1991[^f00002] (premises that are not to be disconnected for non-payment of charges), for paragraph 4 substitute the following paragraph—

(4) A hospital as defined by section 275 of the National Health Service Act 2006[^f00003] in relation to England or section 206 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006[^f00004] in relation to Wales.

Signed

Signed by authority of the Secretary of State for Health.

Gillian Merron — Minister of State, — Department of Health — 9th March 2010

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order amends the Water Industry Act 1991 as a consequence of the repeal of section 11 of the Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 by section 130 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no impact on the private and voluntary sectors is foreseen.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2008 c.14;see section 169 as regard the extent of section 167 of that Act.

[^f00002]: 1991 c.56; Schedule 4A was inserted by section 1(2) of, and Schedule 1 to, the Water Industry Act 1999 (c.9).

[^f00003]: 2006 c.41.

[^f00004]: 2006 c.42.