The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (2007 Order) (Commencement No. 3) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009

Provisions coming into operation on 13th March 2009

3.—(1) 13th March 2009 is the day appointed for the coming into operation of the following provisions of the Order—

(a) Article 6 (barred lists), for the purposes of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Transitory Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009(1);

(b) Article 9 (regulated activity) and Schedule 2;

(c) Article 39 (regulated activity providers: duty to provide information on request etc.) and the provisions specified in paragraph (2), in so far as they relate to that Article;

(d) Article 42 (Education and Library Boards and HSS bodies: duty to provide information on request);

(e) Article 44 (registers: duty to provide information on request) and Article 43(7) (registers: duty to refer), in so far as it relates to that Article;

(f) Article 48 (supervisory authorities: duty to provide information on request) and Article 47(7) (supervisory authorities: duty to refer), in so far as it relates to that Article;

(g) Article 55 (fostering);

(h) Article 57 (damages);

(i) paragraphs 1 to 3, 4(1) to (4) and (6), 5, 7 to 9, 10(1) to (4) and (6), 11, 14 to 20, 22, 23, 24(3) to (7) and 25(2) of Schedule 1 (barred lists) in so far as they are not already in operation.

(2) The provisions are—

(a) Article 10 (regulated activity providers);

(b) Article 25 (controlled activity relating to children);

(c) Article 26(1) to (4), (5)(a) and (b) and (6) (controlled activity relating to adults);

(d) Article 27(3) (controlled activity: regulations);

(e) Article 40 (duty to provide information: offences).

(1)

S.R. 2009 No. 38

(2)

Paragraphs 24 and 25 were amended by S.R. 2009/21