The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2008

Made9th December 2008

The Treasury, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 170(3) and (4) and 171(5) of the Health and Social Care Act 20081, make the following Order:

Citation1

This Order may be cited as the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Commencement No. 5) Order 2008.

Appointed day for Part 4 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008, relating to Health in Pregnancy Grant2

1st January 2009 is the day appointed for the coming into force of Part 4 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008.

Tony CunninghamFrank RoyTwo of the Lords Commissioners of Her Majesty’s Treasury9th December 2008

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 1st January 2009 Part 4 of the Health and Social Care Act 2008. Part 4 relates to the Health in Pregnancy Grant. This is a universal one-off payment available to expectant mothers in the U.K. from the 25th week of their pregnancy.

Health in Pregnancy Grant will be paid from 6th April 2009 for women who have an expected delivery date on or after this date. In order to phase-in the administration of claims up to this point, claims for the Grant can be made from beginning of January 2009.

This Order is the fifth Commencement Order made under the Health and Social Care Act 2008.

NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the Health and Social Care Act 2008 have been brought into force by Commencement Orders made before the date of this Order.

Provision	Date of Commencement	S.I.No.
section 1(1)	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
section 1(3) (partially)	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
section 2(1)	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
sections 3 to 7	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
section 9	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
section 46(4) to (8)	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
section 47	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
section 66 (partially)	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
sections 76 to 83	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
section 85	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
section 88	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
section 95 (partially)	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
section 97	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
section 111 (partially)	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
section 112 (partially)	3.11.2008	2008/2717 (C.120)
section 123(3) to (6)	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
section 127 (partially)	25.8.2008	2008/2214 (C.100)
section 142	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
section 143	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
section 145 (partially)	1.12.2008	2008/2994 (C.129)
sections 149 to 154	1.4.2009	2008/2994 (C.129)
section 155	1.12.2008	2008/2994 (C.129)
section 156	1.12.2008 and 1.4.2009	2008/2994 (C.129)
section 157	1.10.2008 and 1.1.2009	2008/2497 (C.106)
section 158	1.1.2009	2008/2497 (C.106)
section 160 (partially)	1.10.2008 and 1.1.2009	2008/2497 (C.106)
section 166 (partially)	1.1.2009	2008/2497 (C.106)
in Schedule 1—
paragraphs 1 to 5	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
paragraph 6(3)	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
paragraph 6(4) (partially)	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
paragraph 6(6) to (8)	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
paragraph 7 (partially)	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
paragraphs 8 to 12	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
Schedule 2	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
in Schedule 4—
paragraph 1	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
paragraph 3	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
paragraph 5 (partially)	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
paragraphs 7 and 8	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
in Schedule 5—
paragraph 54(b)	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
paragraph 56(b)	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
paragraph 57(1) (partially)	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
paragraph 57(2)(b)	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
paragraph 58(b)	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
paragraph 59(1) (partially)	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
paragraph 59(2)(b)	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
paragraph 73(b)	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
paragraph 80(b)	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
paragraph 94	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
in Schedule 8—
paragraph 3 (partially)	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
paragraph 5(4)	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
paragraph 8(a)	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
in Schedule 10—
paragraph 20	25.8.2008	2008/2214 (C.100)
paragraph 21 (partially)	25.8.2008	2008/2214 (C.100)
in Schedule 14—
paragraphs 2 to 4	1.10.2008	2008/2497 (C.106)
paragraph 5	1.1.2009	2008/2497 (C.106)
in Schedule 15—
Part 6	1.1.2009	2008/2497 (C.106)