{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-services-ombudsman-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-14",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-services-ombudsman-act-northern-ireland-2016/section-14.json",
  "legislation": "nia/2016/4",
  "legislation_title": "Public Services Ombudsman Act (Northern Ireland) 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/public-services-ombudsman-act-northern-ireland-2016",
  "path": "section/14",
  "kind": "section",
  "number": "14",
  "heading": "Matters which may be investigated: general",
  "text": "(1) The Ombudsman may investigate alleged maladministration through action taken in the exercise of administrative functions by a listed authority.\n(2) This section does not apply to—\n(a) health and social care bodies,\n(b) general health care providers,\n(c) independent providers,\n(d) the universities referred to in section 18.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "C",
      "label": "C1",
      "text": "S. 14(2)(a) modified (1.4.2022) by Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(c), Sch. 2 para. 9(c); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(c)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "S. 14 wholly in operation at 1.10.2016; s. 14(1)(2)(a)-(c) in operation at 1.4.2016 see s. 64(1); s. 14(2)(d) in operation at 1.10.2016 see s. 64(3)(a)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nia/2016/4/section/14",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-06T03:33:14.036130+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."
}