{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-homes-regulations-northern-ireland-2005/regulation-7",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-homes-regulations-northern-ireland-2005/regulation-7.json",
  "legislation": "nisr/2005/176",
  "legislation_title": "The Children’s Homes Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/childrens-homes-regulations-northern-ireland-2005",
  "path": "regulation/7",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Appointment of manager",
  "text": "(1) The registered provider shall appoint an individual to manage the children’s home if –\n(a) there is no registered manager in respect of the children’s home; and\n(b) the registered provider –\n(i) is an organisation or a partnership;\n(ii) is not a fit person to manage a children’s home; or\n(iii) is not, or does not intend to be, in full-time day to day charge of the children’s home.\n(2) Where the registered provider appoints a person to manage the children’s home, he shall forthwith give notice to the RQIA of –\n(a) the name of the person so appointed; and\n(b) the date on which the appointment is to take effect.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Regulation substituted (11.4.2014) by Health and Social Care (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 5), Sch. para. 1(1)(a) (with Sch. para. 1(2))"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 7 in operation at 1.4.2005, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2005/176/regulation/7",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:52:51.907347+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}