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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safeguarding-vulnerable-groups-2007-order-commencement-no-2-order-northern-ireland-2008/article-4",
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  "legislation": "nisr/2008/233",
  "legislation_title": "The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (2007 Order) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safeguarding-vulnerable-groups-2007-order-commencement-no-2-order-northern-ireland-2008",
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  "kind": "article",
  "number": "4",
  "heading": "Provisions coming into operation on 29th May 2008 for the purposes of making regulations",
  "text": "29th May 2008 is the day appointed for the coming into operation of the following provisions of the Order for the purposes of making regulations—\n(a) Article 15(2) (regulated activity provider: failure to check);\n(b) Article 17(1) and (5) (educational establishments: check on members of governing body);\n(c) Article 18(1), (2) and (3) (office holders: offences);\n(d) Article 28(1)(c) and (d), (8)(a) and (c), (10), (11) and (12)(d) (monitoring);\n(e) Article 30(1) (ceasing monitoring);\n(f) Article 32(7) and (8) (provision of vetting information);\n(g) Article 34(10) (notification of cessation of monitoring);\n(h) Article 35(3) and (4)(b) (cessation of registration);\n(i) Article 37(1) (regulated activity providers: duty to refer);\n(j) Article 38(1), (2) and (3) (personnel suppliers: duty to refer);\n(k) Article 39(2) (regulated activity providers: duty to provide information on request etc.);\n(l) Article 41(1) and (5) (education and library boards and HSS bodies: duty to refer);\n(m) Article 42(2) (education and library boards and HSS bodies: duty to provide information on request);\n(n) Article 43(1) and (5) (registers: duty to refer);\n(o) Article 44(2) (registers: duty to provide information on request);\n(p) Article 46(7) (registers: power to apply for vetting information);\n(q) Article 47(1) and (5) (supervisory authorities: duty to refer);\n(r) Article 48(1)(a) and (2) (supervisory authorities: duty to provide information on request);\n(s) Article 49(7) (supervisory authorities: power to apply for vetting information);\n(t) Article 50(7) and (8) (supervisory authorities: notification of barring, etc. in respect of children);\n(u) Article 51(7) and (8) (supervisory authorities: notification of barring, etc. in respect of vulnerable adults);\n(v) paragraphs 19(1)(b) and 21 of Schedule 1 (barred lists) and Article 6(4) (barred lists) in so far as it relates to those paragraphs;\n(w) paragraphs 2(1)(f) and 7(1)(f) of Schedule 2 (regulated activity) and Article 9(1) and (2) (regulated activity) in so far as it relates to those paragraphs;\n(x) paragraphs 1(1), 2(1)(a), 3(1)(c) and (2), 4(1)(c) and (2), 5, 6(1)(c) and (2), 7(1)(c) and (2), 8, 9(1)(c) and (2) and 10(1)(c) and (2) of Schedule 3 (appropriate verification);\n(y) paragraph 2(1) of Schedule 4 (employment businesses: failure to check) and Article 16(1) (personnel suppliers: failure to check) in so far as it relates to that paragraph; and\n(z) paragraph 1 of Schedule 5 (vetting information).",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2008/233/article/4",
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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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