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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rehabilitation-of-offenders-exceptions-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2012/article-7",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2012/318",
  "legislation_title": "Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/rehabilitation-of-offenders-exceptions-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2012",
  "path": "article/7",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "7",
  "heading": "Amendment of Schedule 1",
  "text": "(1) In Part 1 of Schedule 1 for paragraph 1 substitute the following:—\n“1. Health care professional.”.\n(2) In Part 1 of Schedule 1 paragraphs 4,6,7,8,9,10,11,13 shall be omitted.\n(3) In Part 2 of Schedule 1 in paragraph 11 insert at the end “as it had effect immediately before the coming into operation of paragraph 1 of Schedule 7 to the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012”.\n(4) In Part 2 of Schedule 1 in paragraph 13 insert at the end “as it had effect immediately before the coming into operation of paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 to the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012”.\n(5) In Part 2 of Schedule 1 in paragraphs 21 and 22 insert at the end “as it had effect immediately before the coming into operation of paragraph 5 of Schedule 7 to the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012”.\n(6) In Part II of Schedule 1 after paragraph 23 add:—\n“24. Any office or employment which is concerned with the representation of, or advocacy services for, vulnerable adults by a service created under any enactment or commissioned by an HSC Body.”.\n(7) In Part IV of Schedule 1 insert in the appropriate alphabetical positions—\n““health care professional” means a person who is a member of a profession regulated by a body mentioned in section 25(3) of the National Health Service Reform and Health Care Professions Act 2002;\n“HSC Body” means any of the following within the meaning of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009–\n(a) the Regional Health and Social Care Board;\n(b) the Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well-being;\n(c) an HSC Trust;\n“vulnerable adult” means a person aged 18 or over who has a condition of the following type:\n(a) a substantial learning or physical disability;\n(b) a physical or mental illness or mental disorder, chronic or otherwise, including an addiction to alcohol or drugs; or\n(c) a significant reduction in physical or mental capacity;”.\n(8) In Part IV of Schedule 1 the definitions of “chartered psychologist”, “registered chiropractor” and “registered osteopath” shall be omitted.",
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  "version": "current",
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2012/318/article/7",
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  "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."
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