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 177   Loans by Secretary of State to NHS trusts

     (1)    Paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 to the National Health Service and Community Care

Act 1990 (c. 19) (borrowings of NHS trusts) is amended as follows.

     (2)    In sub-paragraph (6), the words “, with the consent of the Treasury,” are

omitted.

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 178   Amendment of provision relating to reform of Welsh health authorities

In section 27 of the Government of Wales Act 1998 (c. 38) (reform of Welsh

health authorities), in subsection (7), for “(5)(b)” substitute “(7)(b)”.

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 179   Financial provisions

There shall be paid out of money provided by Parliament—

           (a)           any expenditure incurred by the Secretary of State by virtue of this Act;

and

           (b)           any increase attributable to this Act in the sums payable out of money

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so provided under any other Act.

 180   Interpretation

In this Act—

                      “the 1977 Act” means the National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49);

                      “the Assembly” means the National Assembly for Wales.

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 181   Orders and regulations

     (1)    Any order or regulations under this Act—

           (a)           may make different provision for different purposes; and

           (b)           may make incidental, supplementary, consequential, transitory or

transitional or saving provision.

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     (2)    Any power to make regulations conferred by this Act (as well as being

exercisable in relation to all cases to which it extends) may be exercised in

relation to all those cases subject to exceptions or in relation to any particular

case or class of case.

     (3)    Before making any regulations under Part 3 the Secretary of State must consult

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the Assembly.

     (4)    Any power to make an order or regulations under this Act is exercisable by

statutory instrument.

     (5)    A statutory instrument containing an order or regulations under this Act made

by the Secretary of State (apart from an order under section 184) is subject to

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annulment in pursuance of a resolution of either House of Parliament.

     (6)    A statutory instrument containing regulations under Part 3 made by the

Scottish Ministers is subject to annulment in pursuance of a resolution of the

Scottish Parliament.

 

 

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 182   Repeals and revocations

The enactments mentioned in Schedule 13 (which include provisions of Acts of

the Scottish Parliament) are repealed or revoked to the extent specified.

 183   Wales

     (1)    In Schedule 1 to the National Assembly for Wales (Transfer of Functions)

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Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/672), any reference to an Act which is amended by this

Act shall (as from the time when the Act is so amended) be treated as referring

to that Act as amended by this Act.

     (2)    Subsection (1) does not affect the power to make further Orders varying or

omitting any reference to an Act which is amended by this Act.

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 184   Commencement

     (1)    Subject to this section—

           (a)           the provisions of Parts 1 to 5, and

           (b)           section 182 and Schedule 13,

            shall come into force on such day as the appropriate authority may by order

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appoint.

     (2)    The appropriate authority is—

           (a)           in relation to Part 1, and section 182 and Schedule 13 so far as relating

to that Part, the Secretary of State;

           (b)           in relation to Part 2—

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                  (i)                 for section 37 and Schedule 6, sections 50, 53, Chapter 5, sections

96 to 99, Chapter 8, sections 109, 111, 117, 118, 120, 122, 124, 126,

128 and 132, section 138 and Schedule 8 so far as relating to the

Commission for Social Care Inspection, and section 182 and

Schedule 13 so far as relating to those provisions, the Secretary

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of State;

                  (ii)                for sections 42 and 58, Chapters 4 and 6, sections 103, 108, 110,

133 to 136 and section 182 and Schedule 13 so far as relating to

those provisions, the Assembly;

                  (iii)               for sections 100 to 102 and 105, the Secretary of State, in relation

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to England, and the Assembly, in relation to Wales; and

                  (iv)                for the other provisions of the Part, and section 182 and

Schedule 13 so far as relating to those provisions, the Secretary

of State after consulting the Assembly;

           (c)           in relation to Part 3, and section 182 and Schedule 13 so far as relating

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to that Part—

                  (i)                 in relation to England and Wales, the Secretary of State after

consulting the Assembly; and

                  (ii)                in relation to Scotland, the Scottish Ministers with the consent

of the Secretary of State;

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           (d)           in relation to section 168, and section 182 and Schedule 13 so far as

relating to section 168, the Secretary of State;

           (e)           in relation to the other provisions of Part 4, and section 182 and

Schedule 13 so far as relating to those provisions—

                  (i)                 in relation to England, the Secretary of State; and

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                  (ii)                in relation to Wales, the Assembly;

 

 

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           (f)           in relation to Part 5, and section 182 and Schedule 13 so far as relating

to that Part, the Secretary of State.

     (3)    Different days may be appointed for different purposes.

     (4)    Subsection (1) does not apply in relation to any provision of this Act so far as it

confers power to make an order or regulations, or to section 158 or to section

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178.

 185   Transitional or transitory provision and savings

     (1)    The appropriate authority may by order make such transitional or transitory

provisions and savings as the authority considers appropriate in connection

with the coming into force of any provision of this Act.

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     (2)    For the purposes of this section “appropriate authority”, in relation to any

provision of this Act, means the authority which is the appropriate authority

in relation to that provision for the purposes of section 184.

     (3)    An order under this section may modify any Act (including an Act of the

Scottish Parliament) or subordinate legislation.

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     (4)    Nothing in any transitional or transitory provisions and savings contained in

this Act restricts the power under this section to make other transitional

provisions and savings.

 186   Supplementary and consequential provision

     (1)    The appropriate authority may by order made such supplementary, incidental

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or consequential provision as he or it thinks appropriate for the purposes of, in

consequence of or for giving full effect to any provision of this Act.

     (2)    For the purposes of this section “appropriate authority”, in relation to any

provision of this Act, means the authority which is the appropriate authority

in relation to that provision for the purposes of section 184.

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     (3)    An order under this section may modify any Act (including an Act of the

Scottish Parliament) or subordinate legislation.

     (4)    The power under this section is not restricted by any other provision of this

Act.

 187   Extent

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     (1)    The amendment or repeal of any provision by this Act has the same extent as

the provision being amended or repealed (subject to any express limitation

contained in this Act).

     (2)    Subject to that and except as provided below this Act extends to England and

Wales only.

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     (3)    The following provisions also extend to Scotland—

           (a)           sections 117 and 118;

           (b)           Part 3, except for section 154(3);

           (c)           sections 172, 173 and 174 and Schedule 11;

           (d)           this Part.

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     (4)    The following provisions also extend to Northern Ireland—

 

 

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           (a)           sections 117 and 118;

           (b)           sections 173, 174 and Schedule 11;

           (c)           this Part.

 188   Short title

This Act may be cited as the Health and Social Care (Community Health and

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Standards) Act 2003.

 

 

 
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