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Updated to 5 April 2024 (Act No. 9 of 2024 and S.I. No. 141 of 2024)

Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020
No. 16 of 2020

Contents

Commencement

SectionCommencement DateCommencement Information
S. 1 6 November 2020 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 507 of 2020), art. 2(a)
S. 2(1) Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
S. 2(2) 1 January 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 647 of 2020), art. 2(a)
S. 2(3) Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
Ss. 3-23 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
S. 24 1 January 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 647 of 2020), art. 2(b)
S. 25 24 March 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 120 of 2021), art. 2(a)
S. 26 24 March 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 120 of 2021), art. 2(a)
S. 27 1 January 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 647 of 2020), art. 2(c)
Ss. 28-34 24 March 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 120 of 2021), art. 2(b)
S. 35 1 January 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 647 of 2020), art. 2(d)
S. 36(a) 24 March 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 120 of 2021), art. 2(c)
S. 36(b) Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
S. 37(a) 1 January 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 647 of 2020), art. 2(e)
S. 37(b) 24 March 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 120 of 2021), art. 2(d)
S. 38 24 March 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 120 of 2021), art. 2(e)
S. 39 1 January 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 647 of 2020), art. 2(f)
S. 40 1 January 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 647 of 2020), art. 2(f)
Ss. 41-50 24 March 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 120 of 2021), art. 2(f)
S. 51 13 February 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 54 of 2021), art. 4(a)
S. 52 13 February 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 54 of 2021), art. 4(a)
S. 53(a) Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
S. 53(b) 13 February 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 54 of 2021), art. 4(b)
Ss. 54-57 13 February 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 54 of 2021), art. 4(c)
S. 58 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
S. 59 13 February 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 54 of 2021), art. 4(d)
S. 60 1 August 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 409 of 2021), art. 2(a)
S. 61(a) 13 February 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 54 of 2021), art. 4(e)
S. 61(b) Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
S. 62(a)(i)  13 February 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 54 of 2021), art. 4(f)
S. 62(a)(ii) in so far as that paragraph relates to the insertion, in subsection (1) of section 36 of the Pharmacy Act 2007, of paragraph (ba)(ii) Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
S. 62(a)(ii) in so far as that paragraph does not relate to the insertion, in subsection (1) of section 36 of the Pharmacy Act 2007, of paragraph (ba)(ii) 13 February 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 54 of 2021), art. 4(f)
S. 62(a)(iii) 13 February 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 54 of 2021), art. 4(f)
S. 62(a)(iv) 13 February 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 54 of 2021), art. 4(f)
S. 62(a)(v) 13 February 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 54 of 2021), art. 4(f)
S. 62(b) Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
Ss. 63-73 13 February 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 54 of 2021), art. 4(g)
S. 74 (a)-(c) 13 February 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 54 of 2021), art. 4(h)
S. 74(d) 1 August 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 409 of 2021), art. 2(b)
S. 74(e)-(h) 13 February 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 54 of 2021), art. 4(h)
S. 75 13 February 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 54 of 2021), art. 4(i)
S. 76 13 February 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 54 of 2021), art. 4(i)
S. 77 6 November 2020 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 507 of 2020), art. 2(b)
Ss. 78-80 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
S. 81(a)(i) insofar as that s. relates to the insertion of paragraph (ca) -(cd) in s. 11(2) of the Act of 2007 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
S. 81(a)(i) insofar as that s. relates to the insertion of paragraph (ce) in s. 11(2) of the Act of 2007 1 January 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 647 of 2020), art. 2(g)
S. 81(a)(ii)-(vi) Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
S. 81(b), (c) Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
Ss. 82, 83 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
S. 84(a) Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
S. 84(b) 14 March 2022 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 115 of 2022), art. 2(a)
S. 84(c) 14 March 2022 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 115 of 2022), art. 2(a)
S. 84(d) Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
Ss. 85-89 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
S. 90 1 January 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 647 of 2020), art. 2(h)
S. 91 1 January 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 647 of 2020), art. 2(h)
S. 92 1 January 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 647 of 2020), art. 2(h)
S. 93(a) 1 January 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) (No. 2) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 647 of 2020), art. 2(i)
S. 93(b) Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
Ss. 94-96 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
S. 97 6 November 2020 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 507 of 2020), art. 2(c)
S. 98 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
S. 99 in so far as that section relates to the substitution in s. 47 of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 (No. 25 of 2007) of subs. (1) Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
S. 99 insofar as that section relates to the substitution of in s. 47 of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 (No. 25 of 2007) of subss. (2) and (3) 31 May 2022 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 233 of 2022), art. 2
S. 100 6 November 2020 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 507 of 2020), art. 2(d)
S. 101 in so far as it relates to the insertion, in s. 50A of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007, of subsections (3) and (4) 10 February 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 54 of 2021), art. 3
S. 101 other than in so far as it relates to the insertion, in s. 50A of the Medical Practitioners Act 2007, of subsections (3) and (4) Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
Ss. 102-108 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
S. 109(a)-(f) Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
S. 109(g)(i) 14 March 2022 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 115 of 2022), art. 2(b)
S. 109(g)(ii) Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
S. 109(h), (i) Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
Ss. 110-119 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
Ss. 120, 121 14 March 2022 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 115 of 2022), art. 2(c)
S. 122 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
Ss. 123-130 14 March 2022 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 115 of 2022), art. 2(d)
Ss. 131-138 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
S. 139 1 June 2022 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 260 of 2022), art. 2
Ss. 140-142 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
Ss. 143-148 1 August 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 409 of 2021), art. 2(c)
Ss. 149 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
Ss. 150-155 1 August 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 409 of 2021), art. 2(d)
S. 156 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
S. 157 1 August 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 409 of 2021), art. 2(e)
S. 158 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
S. 159(a) 1 August 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 409 of 2021), art. 2(f)
S. 159(b) other than insofar as that subsection inserts (2A) into section 55 of the Act of 2011 1 August 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 409 of 2021), art. 2(f)
S. 159(b) insofar as that subsection inserts (2A) into section 55 of the Act of 2011 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
S. 159(c)-(i)  1 August 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 409 of 2021), art. 2(f)
Ss. 160-185 1 August 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 409 of 2021), art. 2(g)
S. 186 24 March 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 120 of 2021), art. 2(g)
S. 187 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
S. 188 24 March 2021 Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2021 (S.I. No. 120 of 2021), art. 2(h)

Amendments and other effects

How AffectedAffecting Provision
S. 78(b)(xii) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2023 (14/2023), ss. 11(1)(a), 11(2)
  Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2023 (14/2023), ss. 11(1)(b), 11(3)
  Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2023 (14/2023), ss. 11(1)(c), 11(2)
S. 81(a)(ia) inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2023 (14/2023), ss. 12(1), 12(2)
S. 81(a)(iv) substituted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2023 (14/2023), ss. 11(2), 12(1)
S. 88 amended Regulated Professions (Health [2023.] and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2023 (14/2023), s.13(1), (2)
S. 96 amended Regulated Professions (Health [2023.] and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2023 (14/2023), s.14(1), (2)
S. 110(a) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2023 (14/2023), ss. 15(1)(a), 15(2)
S. 110(b)(ii) substituted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2023 (14/2023), ss. 15(1)(b)(i), 15(2)
S. 110(b)(iii) inserted Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2023 (14/2023), ss. 15(1)(b)(ii), 15(2)

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs made under the Act
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