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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safeguarding-vulnerable-groups-northern-ireland-order-2007/article-51",
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  "legislation": "nisi/2007/1351",
  "legislation_title": "The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/safeguarding-vulnerable-groups-northern-ireland-order-2007",
  "path": "article/51",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "51",
  "heading": "Supervisory authorities: notification of barring, etc. in respect of vulnerable adults",
  "text": "(1) This Article applies if—\n(a) a person is ... included in the adults' barred list,\n(b) DBS becomes aware that a person is subject to a relevant adults' disqualification, ...\n(c) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .\n(2) DBS must notify every interested supervisory authority of the circumstance mentioned in sub-paragraph (a), (b) or (c) (as the case may be) of paragraph (1).\n(3) A supervisory authority is an interested supervisory authority only if—\n(a) it has applied to DBS to be notified if any of the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (1) occurs in relation to the person, and\n(b) the application has not been withdrawn.\n(4) A supervisory authority may apply to DBS under paragraph (3)(a) only if the notification is required in connection with the exercise of a function of the supervisory authority mentioned in Article 47(7).\n(5) For the purposes of paragraph (3)(b) an application is withdrawn if the supervisory authority notifies DBS that it no longer wishes to be notified if any of the circumstances mentioned in paragraph (1) occurs in relation to the person.\n(6) A person is subject to a relevant adults' disqualification if he is included in a list maintained under the law of England and Wales or Scotland which the Secretary of State specifies by order as corresponding to the adults' barred list.\n(7) The Secretary of State may provide that in prescribed circumstances a supervisory authority is not an interested supervisory authority for the purposes of this Article.\n(8) DBS may determine the form, manner and contents of an application for the purposes of this Article.",
  "extent": "N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in art. 51(1)(a) repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 7 para. 13(4)(a)(ii), Sch. 10 Pt. 5; S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(bb)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in art. 51(1) substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 49(g) (with Pt. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Art. 51(1)(c) and preceding word repealed (10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157)) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 7 para. 13(4)(a)(v), Sch. 10 Pt. 5; S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(bb)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Words in art. 51(2) substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 49(g) (with Pt. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F5",
      "text": "Words in art. 51(3) substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 49(g) (with Pt. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F6",
      "text": "Words in art. 51(4) substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 49(g) (with Pt. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F7",
      "text": "Words in art. 51(5) substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 49(g) (with Pt. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F8",
      "text": "Words in art. 51(8) substituted (1.12.2012) by The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Disclosure and Barring Service Transfer of Functions) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/3006), arts. 1(1), 49(g) (with Pt. 4)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F9",
      "text": "Word in art. 51(8) substituted (10.9.2012 immediately after S.I. 2012/2157 comes into force) by Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9), s. 120, Sch. 7 para. 13(4)(g); S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(z)(vi)"
    },
    {
      "type": "I",
      "label": "I1",
      "text": "Art. 51 partly in operation; art. 51 not in operation at date of making see art. 1(3); art. 51(6)(7)(8) in operation for certain purposes at 29.5.2008 by S.R. 2008/233, art. 4(u), art. 5(l)"
    }
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