Appointment of approved social workers by BoardsN.I.
115.—(1) A Board shall appoint a sufficient number of approved social workers for the purpose of discharging the functions conferred on them by this Order.
(2) No person shall be appointed by a Board as an approved social worker unless he is approved by the Board as having appropriate competence in dealing with persons who are suffering from mental disorder.
(3) In approving a person for appointment as an approved social worker a Board shall have regard to such matters as the Department may direct.
[F1(4) This Article applies to an authorised [F2HSC trust] as it applies to a Board]
F2Words in Order substituted (1.4.2009) by Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 1), ss. 32, 34(3), Sch. 6 para. 1(1)(d) (with Sch. 6 para. 1(3)); S.R. 2009/114, art. 2