{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nursing-agencies-regulations-northern-ireland-2005/regulation-9",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2005/175",
  "legislation_title": "The Nursing Agencies Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/nursing-agencies-regulations-northern-ireland-2005",
  "path": "regulation/9",
  "kind": "regulation",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Fitness of manager",
  "text": "(1) A person shall not manage an agency unless he is fit to do so.\n(2) A person is not fit to manage an agency unless –\n(a) he is of integrity and good character;\n(b) having regard to the size of the agency, its statement of purpose and the number and needs of the service users –\n(i) he is a nurse;\n(ii) he has the qualifications, knowledge, skills and competencies necessary to manage the agency; and\n(iii) he is physically and mentally fit to do so; and\n(c) full and satisfactory information is available in relation to him in respect of each of the matters specified in Schedule 2.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Reg. 9 in operation at 1.4.2005, see reg. 1"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2005/175/regulation/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-29T01:52:52.751370+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."
}