{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-northern-ireland-order-1986/article-87",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-northern-ireland-order-1986/article-87.json",
  "legislation": "nisi/1986/595",
  "legislation_title": "The Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/mental-health-northern-ireland-order-1986",
  "path": "article/87",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "87",
  "heading": "Exercise of functions of RQIA",
  "text": "(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), RQIA may appoint—\n(a) any member of RQIA or any committee of members of RQIA ;\n(b) any person, not being a member of RQIA ; or\n(c) any committee consisting of members of RQIA and persons who are not members;\nto carry out any of the functions of RQIA .\n(2) The power medically to examine a patient conferred by Article 86(3)(b) and the power conferred by Article 86(3)(c) shall be exercisable only by—\n(a) a member of RQIA who is a medical practitioner; or\n(b) a medical practitioner appointed by RQIA for that purpose.\n(3) Any member of RQIA or committee or person appointed in pursuance of paragraph (1) shall exercise the functions so conferred in accordance with the directions of RQIA .",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Words in Order substituted (1.4.2009) by Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 1), ss. 32, 34(3), Sch. 6 para. 8(1) (subject to Sch. 6 para. 8(2)-(4)); S.R. 2009/114, art. 2"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/1986/595/article/87",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T04:48:38.738443+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."
}