Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022

6.—(1) Article 15 is amended as follows.

(2) Before paragraph (1) insert—

“(A1) The functions conferred by this Article are to be exercised as part of the system of social care designed to secure improvement in the social well-being of people in Northern Ireland mentioned in section 2(1)(b) of the 2009 Act.”.

(3) In paragraph (1), for the words from the beginning to “the Ministry” substitute “An authorised HSC trust”.

(4) In paragraph (1A), for “the Department” substitute “the trust”.

(5) In paragraph (1B)—

(a) for “The Department” substitute “An authorised HSC trust”;

(b) in sub-paragraphs (a) and (c), and in the text following sub-paragraph (c), for “the Department” substitute “the trust”.

(6) In paragraph (2), for “the Ministry” substitute “the trust”.

(7) In paragraph (3)—

(a) for “the Ministry” (in the first place) substitute “a trust”;

(b) for “the Ministry” (in the second place) substitute “the trust”.

(8) In paragraph (4)—

(a) for “the Ministry” (in the first place) substitute “A trust”;

(b) for “the Ministry” (in the second place) substitute “the trust”.

(9) In paragraph (7) (as inserted by section 121(2) of the Immigration and Asylum Act 1999) for “the Department” substitute “an HSC trust”.