(This note is not part of the Order.)

The following provisions of the 1997 Order have been brought into operation by the Health Services (Primary Care) (1997 Order) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997 (S.R. 1997 No. 524 (C. 31)):

Provision

Date of Commencement

Article 1

12th January 1998

Article 2

12th January 1998

Article 3

12th January 1998

Article 4

12th January 1998

Article 5

12th January 1998

Article 6

12th January 1998

Article 7

12th January 1998

Article 8

12th January 1998

Article 11

12th January 1998

Article 14(1) and (3) to (8)

12th January 1998

Article 17

12th January 1998

Article 18

12th January 1998

Article 27

12th January 1998

Article 28

12th January 1998

Article 29

12th January 1998

Article 30

12th January 1998

Article 31

12th January 1998

Article 32(3) and (4)

12th January 1998

The following provisions of the 1997 Order have been brought into operation by the Health Services (Primary Care) (1997 Order) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 1998 (S.R. 1998 No. 301 (C. 13)):

Provision

Date of Commencement

Article 9

1st April 1999

Article 10

1st April 1999

Article 12

1st April 1999

Article 13

1st April 1999

Article 14(2) and (9)

1st April 1999

Article 16

1st April 1999

Article 19

1st April 1999

Article 20

1st April 1999

Article 23

1st April 1999

Article 24

1st April 1999

Article 32(2) and Schedule 3

1st April 1999

Schedule 1

1st April 1999

Article 32(1) of, and Schedule 2 to, the 1997 Order, in so far as those provisions relate to the amendment to Articles 63(1) and 64(2) of the 1972 Order

1st September 1998

Article 32(1) of, and Schedule 2 to, the 1997 Order, in so far as those provisions relate to the amendment to Article 8 of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991

1st November 1998

Article 32(1) of, and those provisions of Schedule 2 to, the 1997 Order not already in operation, or otherwise brought into operation by this Order, with the exception of –

  1. a

    the insertion in Article 2(2) of the 1972 Order of the definitions of “health services body”, “medical lists”, “personal dental services”, “personal medical services” and “statutory provision”; and

  2. b

    the amendments to Articles 10 and 17(1) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.

1st April 1999

The following provisions of the 1997 Order have been brought into operation by the Health Services (Primary Care) (1997 Order) (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999 (S.R. 1999 No. 71 (C. 8)):

Provision

Date of Commencement

Amendment to Article 3 of the Health Services (Primary Care) (1997 Order) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 1998

1st April 1999