The Health and Personal Social Services(Special Agencies)(Northern Ireland) Order 1990

Application of principal Order to special agencies

5.—(1) The principal Order shall have effect subject to the amendments in the following provisions of this Article, being amendments to apply to special agencies certain provisions of that Order.

(2) In Article 2(2) (interpretation) at the appropriate place in alphabetical order there shall be inserted the following definition—

• “ “special agency” means a special health and social services agency established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Special Agencies) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990;”.

(3) In Article 52 (power of Department in emergency) after the words “this Order” in the first place where they occur there shall be inserted the words “or the Health and Personal Social Services (Special Agencies) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990” and after those words in the second place where they occur there shall be inserted the words “or that Order”.

(4) In Article 53 (default powers of Department)—

(a) in paragraph (1) after the words “Health and Social Services Board” there shall be inserted the words “, any special agency”;

(b) in paragraphs (1) and (2) after the words “this Order” there shall be inserted the words “or the Health and Personal Social Services (Special Agencies) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990”.

(5) In Article 67 (co-operation with other bodies) after the words “Health and Social Services Boards” there shall be inserted the words “, special agencies”.

(6) In Article 68(1) (supply of goods and services) for the words “or the Agency” in both places where they occur there shall be substituted the words “, the Agency or a special agency”.

(7) In Article 69 (arrangements with district councils) after thewords “district council” in the first place where they occur there shallbe inserted the words “or a special agency and a district council” and after the words “Health and Social Services Board” in the second place where they occur there shall be inserted the words “or, as the case may be, the special agency”.

(8) In Article 85(1) (power to accept property on trust) after the words “Health and Social Services Board” there shall be inserted the words “or a special agency” and for the words “the Board's” there shall be substituted the words “that body's”.

(9) In Article 87(1) (payment of expenses by Department) after the words “Health and Social Services Boards” there shall be inserted the words “, the special agencies”.

(10) In Article 88(1) (regulation of financial arrangements) after the words “Health and Social Services Board” there shall be inserted the words “, each special agency”.

(11) In Article 89(1) for the words “or the Mental Health Act” there shall be substituted the words “or the Health and Personal Social Services (Special Agencies) (Northern Ireland) Order 1990”.

(12) In Article 90 (accounts)—

(a) in paragraphs (1) and (2)(a) after the words “Health and Social Services Board” there shall be inserted the words “, each special agency”;

(b) in paragraph (2)(b) after the words “Health and Social Services Boards” there shall be inserted the words “, the special agencies”.

(13) In Article 91(a) (accounts of endowments, etc.) after the words “Health and Social Services Board” there shall be inserted the words “and each special agency”.

(14) In Article 92 (directions as to audit of accounts) after the words “Health and Social Services Board” there shall be inserted the words “, each special agency”.

(15) In Article 97(1) (protection for officer acting in execution of duty) after the words “Health and Social Services Board” in the first place where they occur there shall be inserted the words “, a special agency” and after those words in the second place where they occur there shall be inserted the words “, the special agency”.