# The Personal Social Services (Direct Payments) (1996 Order) (Commencement) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997

S.R. 1997/133 · made 6 March 1997

This Order appoints 1st April 1997 as the day for the coming into operation of the provisions of Personal Social Services (Direct Payments) (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 enabling the Department of Health and Social Services to make payments to persons in respect of their securing the provision of personal social services.

## Introductory text

HEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES
Made 6th March 1997
The Department of Health and Social Services, in exercise of the power conferred on it by Article 1(2) of the Personal Social Services (Direct Payments) (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 and of all other powers enabling it in that behalf, hereby makes the following Order:

## 1 Citation

This Order may be cited as the Personal Social Services (Direct Payments) (1996 Order) (Commencement) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997.

## 2 Appointed day

The day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Personal Social Services (Direct Payments) (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 is 1st April 1997.

## Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health and Social Services on
L.S.
P. A. Conliffe
Assistant Secretary
6th March 1997.

## Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order.)
This Order appoints 1st April 1997 as the day for the coming into operation of the provisions of Personal Social Services (Direct Payments) (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 enabling the Department of Health and Social Services to make payments to persons in respect of their securing the provision of personal social services.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/1997/133 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/personal-social-services-direct-payments-1996-order-commencement-order-northern-ireland-1997
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