The Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 No. 431 (NI. 9)

PART III N.I. REGULATION OF ESTABLISHMENTS AND AGENCIES

Supplementary N.I.

Provision of copies of register N.I.

33.—(1) Subject to paragraph (3), the [F1 RQIA] shall secure that copies of any register kept for the purposes of this Part are available at its offices for inspection at all reasonable times by any person.

(2) Subject to paragraphs (3) and (4), any person who asks the [F1 RQIA] for a copy of, or of an extract from, any register kept for the purposes of this Part shall be entitled to have one.

(3) Regulations may provide that paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not apply—

(a) in such circumstances as may be prescribed; or

(b) to such parts of a register as may be prescribed.

(4) A fee determined by the [F1 RQIA] shall be payable for the copy except—

(a) in prescribed circumstances;

(b) in any other case where the [F1 RQIA] considers it appropriate to provide the copy free of charge.

F1 Words in Order substituted (11.4.2014) by Health and Social Care (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 5), Sch. para. 1(1)(b) (with Sch. para. 1(2))