(1)This Act may be cited as the Health Services Act 1980.
(2)The following provisions of this Act, namely—
(a)section 14;
(b)section 16 and Schedule 4;
(c)section 21;
(d)section 25(2) and Schedule 5; and
(e)in Schedule 7, the repeals in the M1Nursing Homes Registration (Scotland) Act 1938, the M2Nursing Homes Act 1975 and the M3Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979 (and section 25(4) so far as it relates to those repeals),
shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may appoint by order made by statutory instrument and different days may be appointed under this subsection for different provisions.
(3)With the exception of the provisions specified in subsection (2) above, this Act shall come into force on its passing.
(4)This Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.
Subordinate Legislation Made
P1Power of appointment conferred by s. 26(2) fully exercised: S.I. 1980/1257, S.I. 1981/306 and S.I. 1981/884, S. I. 1983/303
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