Part 6General

169Extent

1

Subject to the following provisions of this section, this Act extends to England and Wales only.

2

The following provisions extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland—

a

section 73 (arrangements between Care Quality Commission and Ministers),

b

section 97 (general interpretation of Part 1),

c

sections 98 to 119, 123, 127 and 128 and Schedules 6, 7, 8 and 10 (regulation of the health professions),

d

sections 137 and 138 (health in pregnancy grant),

e

section 145 (Human Rights Act 1998: provision of certain social care to be public function),

f

section 159 (functions of Health Protection Agency in relation to biological substances), and

g

sections 161, 162, 165, 167, 168, this section and sections 170 to 173 (general provisions).

3

The following provisions extend to England and Wales and Scotland only—

a

sections 131 to 133 (health in pregnancy grant: Great Britain),

b

the repeal effected by this Act in section 16(2)(a)(v) of the Maintenance Orders Act 1950 (c. 37), and

c

section 147(6), and Schedule 13, so far as relating to that repeal.

4

The following provisions extend to England and Wales and Northern Ireland only—

a

section 74 (arrangements between Care Quality Commission and Northern Ireland Ministers), and

b

section 120 (additional responsibilities of responsible officers: England and Wales and Northern Ireland) and section 122 (Crown application) so far as relating to that section.

5

The following provisions extend to Northern Ireland only—

a

sections 134 to 136 (health in pregnancy grant: Northern Ireland), and

b

section 164 (regulations: control by Northern Ireland Assembly).

6

The amendment, repeal or revocation by this Act of any enactment has the same extent as the enactment amended, revoked or repealed, but subject to subsection (7).

7

Subsection (6) does not apply to the repeals in Part 5 of Schedule 15; and accordingly those repeals, apart from the repeal mentioned in subsection (3)(b), extend to England and Wales only.