The Health Act 2006 (Commencement No. 2) (Wales) Order 2008 / Gorchymyn Deddf Iechyd 2006 (Cychwyn Rhif 2) (Cymru) 2008

Explanatory note

Reproduced verbatim from the instrument as published on legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). The note is prepared by the responsible government department and is not part of the instrument itself.

This Order is the second Commencement Order made under the Health Act 2006 (“the 2006 Act ”). It brings into force Chapter 1 of Part 3 of the 2006 Act in relation to Wales. This contains measures relating to the safe management and use of controlled drugs in certain health and social care settings. In particular, it provides for the appointment of accountable officers who must ensure that specified organisations have appropriate arrangements for the safe and effective handling of controlled drugs, and it contains duties of collaboration between responsible bodies and rights of entry and inspection to relevant premises.