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(1) These Regulations may be cited as the National Care Standards Commission (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 and shall come into force on 1st July 2002.
(2) These Regulations extend to England only.
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(1) The National Care Standards Commission (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) Regulations 2001 shall be amended in accordance with the following provisions of this regulation.
(2) In regulation 2 (interpretation), in the definition of “new provider”, in head (a), for “1st July 2002” substitute “1st September 2002”.
(3) In regulation 3(3)(a) (registration fees), for “1st July 2002”, substitute “1st September 2002”.
(4) In regulation 5 (annual fees), in the entry in the Table entitled “(k) Nurses agency”, in head (a) of column (5), for “1 July 2002” substitute “1 September 2002”.
(5) In regulation 6(5) (frequency of inspections), for “1st July 2002” substitute “1st September 2002”.
Jacqui Smith
Minister of State,
Department of Health
10th June 2002