The Health Act 2006 (Commencement No. 3) (Wales) Order 2013

Made: 7 May 2013

The Welsh Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers contained in section 83(5)(b) of the Health Act 2006[^f00001].

Title, application and interpretation

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• (1) The title of this Order is the Health Act 2006 (Commencement No. 3) (Wales) Order 2013.

• (2) This Order applies in relation to Wales.

• (3) In this Order, “the Act” (“y Ddeddf”) means the Health Act 2006.

Appointed day for provisions relating to power to charge

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9 May 2013 is the appointed day for the coming into force of section 34 of the Act in so far as it applies in relation to Wales.

Signed

Mark Drakeford — Minister for Health and Social Services, one of the Welsh Ministers. — 7 May 2013

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order is the third commencement order made by the Welsh Ministers under the Health Act 2006 (“the Act”).

This Order brings into force in Wales section 34 of the Act insofar as section 34 applies in relation to Wales. Section 34 applies in relation to England and Wales. It inserts section 42A (Power to charge: England) and section 42B (Power to Charge: Wales) into the National Health Service Act 1977 (c. 49). Section 34 has already been commenced in relation to England by S.I. 2006/3125 (which specifically provided that the functions of the National Assembly for Wales under section 42B of the National Health Service Act 1977 were not brought into force by that Order).

Section 34 contains a power enabling charges to be made for applications for inclusion in or amendment to a pharmaceutical list.

In accordance with section 208(4) and (5) of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 (c. 42), the effect of commencing section 34 of the Act, will be to commence section 85 of the National Health Service (Wales) Act 2006 ( Power to charge).

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2006 c. 28.