# Rehabilitation of Offenders (Exceptions) (Amendment) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012, Article 7: Amendment of Schedule 1


(1) In Part 1 of Schedule 1 for paragraph 1 substitute the following:—
“1. Health care professional.”.
(2) In Part 1 of Schedule 1 paragraphs 4,6,7,8,9,10,11,13 shall be omitted.
(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”.
(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”.
(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”.
(6) In Part II of Schedule 1 after paragraph 23 add:—
“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.”.
(7) In Part IV of Schedule 1 insert in the appropriate alphabetical positions—
““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;
“HSC Body” means any of the following within the meaning of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009–
(a) the Regional Health and Social Care Board;
(b) the Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well-being;
(c) an HSC Trust;
“vulnerable adult” means a person aged 18 or over who has a condition of the following type:
(a) a substantial learning or physical disability;
(b) a physical or mental illness or mental disorder, chronic or otherwise, including an addiction to alcohol or drugs; or
(c) a significant reduction in physical or mental capacity;”.
(8) In Part IV of Schedule 1 the definitions of “chartered psychologist”, “registered chiropractor” and “registered osteopath” shall be omitted.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2012/318/article/7 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/rehabilitation-of-offenders-exceptions-amendment-order-northern-ireland-2012/article-7
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