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The Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991

1991/194 · Made 5 February 1991 · Extends to Northern Ireland

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art. 10A(1)(e)words substitutedAdoption and Children Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 Sch. 3 para. 15
art. 8(2)(g)(iii)omittedHealth and Social Care Act 2012 Sch. 21 para. 43(2)(a)(iii)

5th February 1991

Contents

  1. Part: Introductory
  2. 1Title and commencement
  3. 2Interpretation
  4. Health and social care bodies
  5. 3Constitution of Health and Social Services Boards Repealed
  6. 4Health and Social Services Councils Repealed
  7. 6Abolition of Northern Ireland Health and Social Services Training Council Repealed
  8. 7Removal of Crown immunities
  9. Part: Provision of goods and services
  10. 8Health and social care contracts
  11. 8AProvision of certain services under HSC contracts
  12. 9Primary and other functions of Health and Social Services Boards and special agencies Repealed
  13. Part: Health and Social Care trusts
  14. 10Health and Social Care trusts
  15. 10ADefinition of social care and children functions”
  16. 10BCertain functions of the Department to be exercisable on its behalf by HSC trusts
  17. 11Transfer of staff to HSC trusts
  18. 12Supplementary provisions as to transfer of staff
  19. 13Transfer of assets and liabilities to HSC trusts
  20. 14Originating capital debt of, and other financial provisions relating to, HSC trusts
  21. 15Financial obligations of HSC trusts
  22. 16Trust funds and trustees for HSC trusts
  23. Fund-holding practices
  24. Part: Indicative amounts
  25. 21Indicative amounts for doctors' practices
  26. Financial provisions
  27. 23Power of the Regional Agency , special agencies and HSC trusts to raise funds by appeals, collections, etc.
  28. 24Schemes for meeting losses and liabilities, etc., of certain health and social care bodies
  29. Provision of accommodation
  30. 25Arrangements by Department for provision of accommodation by voluntary organisations, etc.
  31. 27Charges in respect of accommodation provided by the Department
  32. 28Recovery of charges due to Department for accommodation
  33. Part: General health care
  34. 29General medical services
  35. 30Limitations on right to be included on list of dental practitioners providing general dental services
  36. 31Pharmaceutical services
  37. Miscellaneous and general
  38. 32Director of Public Health
  39. 33Regulations, orders , directions and guidance
  40. Schedule 1
  41. 1Paragraph 1
  42. 2Paragraph 2
  43. 3Paragraph 3
  44. 4Paragraph 4
  45. 5Paragraph 5
  46. Schedule 2: PROVISIONS ARISING OUT OF REMOVAL OF CROWN IMMUNITIES FROM HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE BODIES
  47. Part
  48. Part II: TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS
  49. 4Paragraph 4
  50. 5The Medicines Act 1968 (c. 67)
  51. 6The Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (NI 17)
  52. 7The Rent (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (NI 20)
  53. 8The Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (NI 16)
  54. 9The Fire Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1984 (NI 11)
  55. Schedule 3: HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUSTS
  56. Part I: ORDERS UNDER ARTICLE 10(1)
  57. 1Paragraph 1
  58. 2Paragraph 2
  59. 3Paragraph 3
  60. 3AParagraph 3A
  61. 4Paragraph 4
  62. 5Paragraph 5
  63. Part II: DUTIES, POWERS AND STATUS
  64. 6Specific duties
  65. 6AParagraph 6A
  66. 6BParagraph 6B
  67. 6CParagraph 6C
  68. 7Paragraph 7
  69. 8Paragraph 8
  70. 9Paragraph 9
  71. 10Specific powers
  72. 11Paragraph 11
  73. 12Paragraph 12
  74. 13Paragraph 13
  75. 14Paragraph 14
  76. 15Paragraph 15
  77. 16General powers
  78. 17Paragraph 17
  79. 18Status
  80. Part III: SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS
  81. 19Re-imbursement for health and personal social services work carried out otherwise than under HSS contract Repealed
  82. 20Paragraph 20
  83. 21Compulsory acquisition
  84. 22Instruments, etc.
  85. Part 3A: Directions that Certain Functions be exercised by others
  86. 22AParagraph 22A
  87. Part IV: DISSOLUTION
  88. 23Paragraph 23
  89. 24Paragraph 24
  90. 25Paragraph 25
  91. 26Paragraph 26
  92. Schedule 4: FINANCIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO HSC TRUSTS
  93. 1Borrowing
  94. 2Guarantees of borrowing
  95. 3Limits on indebtedness
  96. 4Additional public dividend capital
  97. 5Surplus funds
  98. 6Investment
  99. Schedule Schedule
  100. Schedule Schedule