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The Health and Personal Social Services (2002 Act) (Commencement) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002

S.R. 2002/311 · Made 4 October 2002

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HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES

Made 4th October 2002

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety, in exercise of the powers conferred on it by section 4 of the Health and Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2002f1, and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

2002 c. 9 (N.I.)

Contents

  1. 1Citation
  2. 2Appointed Day
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation

This Order may be cited as the Health and Personal Social Services (2002 Act) (Commencement) Order (Northern Ireland) 2002.

2Appointed Day

7th October 2002 is the appointed day for the coming into operation of the provisions of section 1 and 2 (with the Schedule) of the Health and Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2002.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 4th October 2002.

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 brings into operation on 7th October 2002 those provisions of the Health and Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (“the Act”) which are required to be commenced.

Section 1 of the Act provides that the cost of nursing care for people in nursing homes will not be recoverable from the resident.

Section 2 (with the Schedule) of the Act provides for the establishment of the Northern Ireland Practice and Education Council for Nursing and Midwifery (NIPEC).