Section 54 Public access to meetings of certain bodies

Northern Ireland

(1)

Sections 23 to 27 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 (c. 9) (which provide for public access to meetings of a district council and for the publication of information concerning such meetings) shall, with the modifications set out in subsection (2) apply in relation to meetings of—

F1(a)

F2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(aa)

the Regional Agency;

(b)

RBSO;

(c)

a special agency;

(d)

an F3HSC trust;

F4(e)

the Patient and Client Council, and

(f)

the Northern Ireland Social Care Council,

as they apply in relation to meetings of a district council.

(2)

The modifications are—

(a)

any reference to a district council shall be read as a reference to a body mentioned in subsection (1); and

(b)

any reference to councillors or members of the council shall be read as a reference to members of such a body.

F5(3)

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: S. 54(1)(a)(aa)(b) substituted (1.4.2009) for s. 54(1)(a)(b) by Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 1), ss. 32, 34(3), Sch. 6 para. 18(2)(a); S.R. 2009/114, art. 2
F2: S. 54(1)(a) omitted (1.4.2022) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 189(4); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)
F3: Words in Act substituted (1.4.2009) by Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 1), ss. 32, 34(3), Sch. 6 para. 1(1)(d) (with Sch. 6 para. 1(3)); S.R. 2009/114, art. 2
F4: S. 54(1)(e) substituted (1.4.2009) by Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 1), ss. 32, 34(3), Sch. 6 para. 18(2)(b); S.R. 2009/114, art. 2
F5: S. 54(3) repealed (1.4.2009) by Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 1), ss. 33, 34(3), Sch. 7; S.R. 2009/114, art. 2

Notes on Part III

Textual amendments

F1: Words in Act substituted (1.4.2009) by virtue of Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 1), ss. 32, 34(3), Sch. 6 para. 1(1)(a) (with Sch. 6 para. 1(2)(3)); S.R. 2009/114, art. 2