SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 1Transfer of the Regional Board’s functions

Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons (Northern Ireland) Act 1978

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1

Section 2 is amended as follows.

2

The existing text of section 2 becomes subsection (1) of that section.

3

In subsection (1)—

a

for “the Department of Health and Social Services for Northern Ireland” substitute “an authorised HSC trust”;

b

after “any person” insert “who resides in its operational area and”;

c

for “that Department” (in the first place) substitute “the trust”;

d

omit “section 2(1)(b) of the Health and Social Services (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 and” (in the first place);

e

in paragraph (d)—

i

omit “by that Department”;

ii

for “and” (in the third place) substitute “or”;

iii

for “that Department” (in the second place) substitute “the trust”;

f

in paragraph (f) and the text following paragraph (h), for “that Department” substitute “the trust”.

4

After subsection (1) insert—

2

In this section “authorised HSC trust” has the same meaning as in section 1.