Nurses, Midwives and Health Visitors Act 1979

Section 23(3).

SCHEDULE 6 Adaptations for Northern Ireland and its National Board

1 In sections, 5, 7, 9, 17, 19, 20, 22 and 23, and Schedules 2, 3 and 4, as they apply to Northern Ireland and to the National Board for Nursing, Midwifery and Health Visiting for Northern Ireland, there are made the adaptations provided for by this Schedule.

2 Subject to the following provisions of this Schedule, in the provisions of this Act specified in column 1 of the Table set out below, for any reference specified in column 2 substitute the reference specified in column 3.

TABLE

Provision	Reference	Substituted reference
Sections 5(3), (4)(a), (5), (6) and (8)(a) and 20(5) and (6) and Schedule 2, paragraph 3.	The Secretary of State.	The Head of the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland.
Sections 7, 9, 17(2), 19(1), (3) and (4) and 20(1) and (2) and Schedule 2, paragraphs 6(5) and 7.	The Secretary of State.	The Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland.
Section 17(2).	Schedule 4 to the Sex Discrimination Act 1975.	Schedule 5 to the Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976.
Section 20(1)(b).	The Treasury.	The Department of Finance for Northern Ireland.
Section 20.	The Comptroller and Auditor General.	The Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland.
Section 20(5).	Each House of Parliament.	The Northern Ireland Assembly.
Section 22(4) and Schedule 3, paragraph 4.	The Lord Chancellor.	The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland.
Schedule 2, paragraph 7.	The Minister for the Civil Service.	The Department of the Civil Service for Northern Ireland.
Schedule 4, paragraph 3.	The Secretary of State.	The Department of Commerce for Northern Ireland.
Schedule 4, paragraph 3.	Section 161(1)(a) of the Companies Act 1948.	Section 155(1)(a) of the Companies Act (Northern Ireland) 1960.

3 In section 23(1)—

(a) in the definition of " by order ", at the end add the words " or in the case of an order under section 7 or 9 made by the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland or an order under section 22(4) or paragraph 4 of Schedule 3 made by the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland means by order made by statutory rule for the purposes of the Statutory Rules Act (Northern Ireland) 1958 " ;

(b) in the definition of " prescribed " after the words " Secretary of State " insert the words " or, as the case may be, the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland ".

4 In section 23(2) at the end add—

“(c) orders made by the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland under section 7 or 9;

and the orders mentioned in paragraph (c) shall be subject to negative resolution as defined by section 41(6) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 as if they were statutory instruments within the meaning of that Act.”.

5 In paragraph 1 of Schedule 3, for " in England and Wales " substitute " in Northern Ireland " and for paragraph 1(c) substitute—

“(c) section 67 of the Judicature (Northern Ireland) Act 1978 (subpoena valid throughout United Kingdom) applies as in relation to causes or matters in the High Court in Northern Ireland.”