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The Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003
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- 2003 No. 431 (N.I. 9)
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This Order establishes the Northern Ireland Health and Personal Social Services Regulation and Improvement Authority and makes provision for the registration and regulation of certain establishments and agencies.
It also makes provision relating to the quality of health and personal social services and to adoption, fostering and children under 12.
Article 45 enable regulations to be made regarding arrangements for the provision of accommodation outside Northern Ireland. Article 46 relates to rules about social work courses. Article 47 enables regulations to be made regarding arrangements for the provision of certain pharmaceutical services by pharmacists.
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