The Commissioner for Complaints (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (revoked)

InterpretationF2 N.I.

2.—(1) The [1954 c. 33 (N.I.).] Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to Article 1 and the following provisions of this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

(2) In this Order—

• “action” includes failure to act and other expressions connoting action shall be construed accordingly;

• “body concerned”, in relation to an investigation pursuant to a complaint under[F1 Article 7], means the body against which the complaint was made;

• “the Commissioner” means the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints;

• “department” means a department of the Government of Northern Ireland;

• “the Department” means the Department of Finance and Personnel;

• [F1 “general health services” has the meaning assigned by Article 8(2)(b);

• “general health services provider” has the meaning assigned by Article 8(2)(a);

• “general health services provider concerned”, in relation to an investigation pursuant to a complaint under Article 8, means the general health services provider providing the services in relation to which the complaint was made;

• “health and social services body” means any of the following bodies—

  (a)

  health and social services boards;

  (b)

  health and social services councils;

  (c)

  health and social services trusts;

  (d)

  the Mental Health Commission for Northern Ireland;

  (e)

  the Northern Ireland Central Services Agency for the Health and Social Services; and

  (f)

  special health and social services agencies;

• “independent provider” has the meaning assigned by Article 8A(2);

• “independent provider concerned”. in relation to an investigation pursuant to a complaint under Article 8A, means the independent provider providing the service in relation to which the complaint was made;]

• “officer” includes employee;

• [F1 “person aggrieved” means the person who claims or is alleged to have sustained such injustice as is mentioned in Article 7(7), 8(5) or 8A(4);]

• “statutory provision” has the meaning assigned by section 1 of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954;

• “tribunal” includes any authority, body or person having power to determine any matter.

F1 1997 NI 14

F2 functions transfered by SR 1999/481