Draft Regulations laid before the Assembly under section 2(14) of the Period Products (Free Provision) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 for approval by resolution of the Assembly.
2024 No.
The Period Products (Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Specified Public Service Bodies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024
Made
Coming into operation
The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs1 makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 2(1) and (13) of the Period Products (Free Provision) Act (Northern Ireland) 20222. In accordance with section 2(8)(a) of that Act, the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs has consulted with the public service bodies specified by these Regulations and such other bodies or persons as it thinks appropriate.
Citation and Commencement1
These Regulations may be cited as the Period Products (Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs Specified Public Service Bodies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 and shall come into operation on XXXX 2024.
Specified public service bodies2
The bodies listed in the Schedule to these Regulation are specified as public service bodies to which the duty in section 2(3) of the Period Products (Free Provision) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 applies.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs on xxth February 2024.
SCHEDULESpecified Public Service Bodies
The Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute, as established by the Agriculture (Northern Ireland) Order 20043;
The Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland, as established by the Livestock Marketing Commission Act (Northern Ireland) 19674; and
The Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority, as established by the Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority Order (Northern Ireland) 19735.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)