The Carers and Direct Payments (2002 Act) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004
S.R. 2004/119 · Made 16 March 2004
HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES
Made 16th March 2004
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safetyf1 in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 11(1) of the Carers and Direct Payments Act (Northern Ireland) 2002f2, and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:
Annotations to the whole text
Footnotes
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See S.I. 1999/283 (N.I. 1) – Article 3(6)
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Contents
1Citation and interpretation
This Order may be cited as the Carers and Direct Payments (2002 Act) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2004.
In this Order –
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“the Act” means the Carers and Direct Payments Act (Northern Ireland) 2002.
2Appointed days
Subject to paragraph (2) 19th April 2004 is the day appointed for the coming into operation of the following provisions of the Act:
Section 8 (Direct payments);
Section 9 (Direct payments in respect of children);
The Schedule
16th March 2004 is the appointed day for the purposes only of making regulations under sections 8 and 9 of the Act.
Signature
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 16th March 2004.
L.S.
Leslie Frew
Senior Officer of the
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
Explanatory note
(This note is not part of the Order.)
This Order provides for the coming into operation on 19th April 2004 of sections 8 and 9 and the Schedule to the Carers and Direct Payments Act (Northern Ireland) 2002. Sections 8 and 9 make provision for the making of direct payments by HSS Trusts in lieu of services whereas the Schedule repeals previous legislation on direct payments.
The Order also designates 16th March 2004 as the appointed day for the purposes of making regulations under sections 8 and 9 of the Act.