EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order, made by the Welsh Ministers, brings into force on 11 April 2025 specified provisions of the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008(c. 4) (“the Act”) in relation to Welsh NHS premises.

Article 2 brings into force provisions of the Act necessary to enable the appropriate national authority to prepare and publish guidance to relevant NHS bodies and authorised officers about the powers to remove a person reasonably suspected of causing a nuisance or disturbance on NHS premises. The appropriate national authority in relation to a relevant Welsh NHS body and authorised officers in respect of Welsh NHS premises means the Welsh Ministers.