{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/commissioner-for-older-people-act-northern-ireland-2011/section-27",
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  "legislation": "nia/2011/1",
  "legislation_title": "Commissioner for Older People Act (Northern Ireland) 2011",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/commissioner-for-older-people-act-northern-ireland-2011",
  "path": "section/27",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "27",
  "heading": "Interpretation: general",
  "text": "In this Act—\n“action” includes failure to act;\n“advocacy arrangements”, “complaint arrangements”, “inspection arrangements” and “whistle-blowing arrangements” have the meanings given by section 5(1);\n“the Commissioner” means the Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland;\n“the complainant”, in relation to a formal investigation into a complaint under section 8(1), means the older person by whom or on whose behalf the complaint was made;\n“formal investigation” means an investigation under section 13;\n“general health care provider” has the meaning given in paragraph 1 of Schedule 3 and references to general health care are to any of the services mentioned in that paragraph;\n“health and social care body” means any of the following bodies—\n(a)...\n(b)the Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well-being;\n(c)the Regional Support Services Organisation;\n(d)a Health and Social Care trust;\n(e)a special health and social care agency;\n“independent provider” has the meaning given in paragraph 2 of Schedule 3;\n“information” includes information recorded in any form;\n“interests” includes rights;\n“notice” means notice in writing;\n“the Office” means the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister;\n“practice” includes policy;\n“statutory provision” has the same meaning as in section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in s. 27 omitted (1.4.2022) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 243; S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)"
    },
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "Ss. 2-29: transfer of functions (8.5.2016) by The Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016 (S.R. 2016/76), art. 1(2), Sch. 1 Pt. 2 (with art. 9(2))"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2011/1/section/27",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T20:21:00.127479+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."
}