Regulation 2 Amendment of the Care Tribunal Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005I1

in the definition of “case”, at sub-paragraph (b), for “Articles 78(A) and Article 94A” there shall be substituted “Article 78A or 94A”.

for the definition of “the respondent”, there shall be substituted—

• ““the respondent” means—

  1. (a)

     in relation to an appeal under Article 22 of the 2003 Order, the F1RQIA;

  2. (b)

     in relation to an appeal under Article 78A or 94A of the 1995 Order, the RQIA;

  3. (c)

     in relation to an appeal or an application for leave to appeal under Article 11 or 12 of the 2003 Order, the Department;

  4. (d)

     in relation to an appeal, an application for leave or a determination under Article 42 of the 2003 Order, the Department;

  5. (e)

     in relation to an appeal under regulations made in accordance with Article 70(2)(e) or 88A(2)(b) of the 1986 Order, the Department of Education;

  6. (f)

     in relation to an appeal under section 15 of the 2001 Act, the Council;”.

in paragraph (1), the words “(except under regulation 5(1), (2), (4) or (5) or 26(4)),” shall be omitted.

for paragraph (2), there shall be substituted—

“(2)

Anything which must or may be done by the Secretary may be done by a member of the Care Tribunal’s staff authorised by the Secretary.”

at the end of head (i) there shall be added the word “or”;

at the end of head (ii) there shall be added the word “and”.

in paragraph (1)(a) in the first and third instances it occurs, for “the Care Tribunal” there shall be substituted “the Secretary”.

for paragraph (2)(a), there shall be substituted—

“(a)

the documents or other material sought are likely to support or adversely affect the case of either party;”

in paragraph (1) the words “(2) and (3)” after “regulation 25” shall be deleted;

there shall be added after paragraph (2)—

“(3)

Where the Chairman dismisses the proceedings under paragraph (1) or determines the case, or the application for leave in the applicant’s favour under paragraph (2), the references to the Care Tribunal in regulation 25 shall be read as if they were references to “the Chairman”.”