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The Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991

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  1. Introductory TextNext Match

  2. IntroductoryPrevious MatchNext Match

    1. 1.Title and commencementPrevious MatchNext Match

    2. 2.InterpretationPrevious MatchNext Match

  3. Health and social care bodiesPrevious MatchNext Match

    1. 3.Constitution of Health and Social Services BoardsPrevious MatchNext Match

    2. 4.Health and Social Services CouncilsPrevious MatchNext Match

    3. Art. 5 rep. by 2001 c. 3 (NI) Previous MatchNext Match

    4. 6.Abolition of Northern Ireland Health and Social Services Training CouncilPrevious MatchNext Match

    5. 7.Removal of Crown immunitiesPrevious MatchNext Match

  4. Provision of goods and servicesPrevious MatchNext Match

    1. 8.Health and social care contractsPrevious MatchNext Match

    2. 8A.Provision of certain services under HSC contractsPrevious MatchNext Match

    3. 9.Primary and other functions of Health and Social Services Boards and special agenciesPrevious MatchNext Match

  5. Health and Social Care trustsPrevious MatchNext Match

    1. 10.Health and Social Care trustsPrevious MatchNext Match

    2. 10A.Definition of social care and children functions”Previous MatchNext Match

    3. 10B.Certain functions of the Department to be exercisable on its behalf by HSC trustsPrevious MatchNext Match

    4. 11.Transfer of staff to HSC trustsPrevious MatchNext Match

    5. 12.Supplementary provisions as to transfer of staffPrevious MatchNext Match

    6. 13.Transfer of assets and liabilities to HSC trustsPrevious MatchNext Match

    7. 14.Originating capital debt of, and other financial provisions relating to, HSC trustsPrevious MatchNext Match

    8. 15.Financial obligations of HSC trustsPrevious MatchNext Match

    9. 16.Trust funds and trustees for HSC trustsPrevious MatchNext Match

  6. Fund-holding practicesPrevious MatchNext Match

    1. Arts. 17‐20 rep. by 2001 c. 3 (NI) Previous MatchNext Match

  7. Indicative amountsPrevious MatchNext Match

    1. 21.Indicative amounts for doctors' practicesPrevious MatchNext Match

  8. Financial provisionsPrevious MatchNext Match

    1. Art. 22 rep. by 2003 NI 5 Previous MatchNext Match

    2. 23.Power of the Regional Agency , special agencies and HSC trusts to raise funds by appeals, collections, etc.Previous MatchNext Match

    3. 24.Schemes for meeting losses and liabilities, etc., of certain health and social care bodiesPrevious MatchNext Match

  9. Provision of accommodationPrevious MatchNext Match

    1. 25.Arrangements by Department for provision of accommodation by voluntary organisations, etc.Previous MatchNext Match

    2. Art. 26 rep. by 2002 c. 5 (NI) Previous MatchNext Match

    3. 27.Charges in respect of accommodation provided by the DepartmentPrevious MatchNext Match

    4. 28.Recovery of charges due to Department for accommodationPrevious MatchNext Match

  10. General health carePrevious MatchNext Match

    1. 29.General medical servicesPrevious MatchNext Match

    2. 30.Limitations on right to be included on list of dental practitioners providing general dental servicesPrevious MatchNext Match

    3. 31.Pharmaceutical servicesPrevious MatchNext Match

  11. Miscellaneous and generalPrevious MatchNext Match

    1. 32.Director of Public HealthPrevious MatchNext Match

    2. 33.Regulations, orders , directions and guidancePrevious MatchNext Match

    3. Article 34—Amendments Previous MatchNext Match

    4. Article 35—Repeals Previous MatchNext Match

  12. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1Previous MatchNext Match

      1. 1.It is the duty of a Health and Social Services...Previous MatchNext Match

      2. 2.Regulations may make provision as to— (a) the membership of...Previous MatchNext Match

      3. 3.Regulations made under paragraph 2(a) shall provide for the members...Previous MatchNext Match

      4. 4.Nothing in paragraph 3 affects the validity of anything done...Previous MatchNext Match

      5. 5.References in this Schedule to the area of a Council...Previous MatchNext Match

    2. SCHEDULE 2Previous MatchNext Match

      PROVISIONS ARISING OUT OF REMOVAL OF CROWN IMMUNITIES FROM HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE BODIESPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. Part I—Amendments Previous MatchNext Match

      2. PART II TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONSPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 4.In this Part— “the appointed day” means the day appointed...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. 5.The Medicines Act 1968 (c. 67)Previous MatchNext Match

        3. 6.The Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (NI 17)Previous MatchNext Match

        4. 7.The Rent (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (NI 20)Previous MatchNext Match

        5. 8.The Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (NI 16)Previous MatchNext Match

        6. 9.The Fire Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1984 (NI 11)Previous MatchNext Match

    3. SCHEDULE 3Previous MatchNext Match

      HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUSTSPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. PART I ORDERS UNDER ARTICLE 10(1)Previous MatchNext Match

        1. 1.Any reference in this Part to an order is a...Previous MatchNext Match

        2. 2.The provisions made by an order shall be in conformity...Previous MatchNext Match

        3. 3.(1) Without prejudice to any amendment made by a subsequent...Previous MatchNext Match

        4. 3A.(1) This paragraph applies where an HSC trust is to...Previous MatchNext Match

        5. 4.(1) An order may require a relevant body to make...Previous MatchNext Match

        6. 5.(1) An order may provide for the establishment of an...Previous MatchNext Match

      2. PART II DUTIES, POWERS AND STATUSPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 6.Specific dutiesPrevious MatchNext Match

        2. 6A.(1) An HSC trust must record such information with respect...Previous MatchNext Match

        3. 6B.(1) An HSC trust must submit to the Department a...Previous MatchNext Match

        4. 6C.(1) The Department may by direction require an HSC trust...Previous MatchNext Match

        5. 7.(1) For each financial year an HSC trust shall prepare...Previous MatchNext Match

        6. 8.An HSC trust shall furnish to the Department such reports,...Previous MatchNext Match

        7. 9.(1) An HSC trust shall be liable to pay— Previous MatchNext Match

        8. 10.Specific powersPrevious MatchNext Match

        9. 11.An HSC trust may undertake and commission research and make...Previous MatchNext Match

        10. 12.An HSC trust may— (a) provide training for persons employed...Previous MatchNext Match

        11. 13.An HSC trust may enter into arrangements for the carrying...Previous MatchNext Match

        12. 14.According to the nature of its functions, an HSC trust...Previous MatchNext Match

        13. 15.For the purpose of making additional income available in order...Previous MatchNext Match

        14. 16.General powersPrevious MatchNext Match

        15. 17.(1) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph 16, to...Previous MatchNext Match

        16. 18.StatusPrevious MatchNext Match

      3. PART III SUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONSPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 19.Re-imbursement for health and personal social services work carried out otherwise than under HSS contractPrevious MatchNext Match

        2. 20.In any case where an HSC trust provides goods or...Previous MatchNext Match

        3. 21.Compulsory acquisitionPrevious MatchNext Match

        4. 22.Instruments, etc.Previous MatchNext Match

      4. Part 3A Directions that Certain Functions be exercised by othersPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 22A.(1) The Department may by direction provide for specified social...Previous MatchNext Match

      5. PART IV DISSOLUTIONPrevious MatchNext Match

        1. 23.(1) The Department may by order dissolve an HSC trust....Previous MatchNext Match

        2. 24.(1) If an HSC trust is dissolved under this Part,...Previous MatchNext Match

        3. 25.Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph 24, if an...Previous MatchNext Match

        4. 26.An HSC trust may not be dissolved or wound up...Previous MatchNext Match

    4. SCHEDULE 4Previous MatchNext Match

      FINANCIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO HSC TRUSTSPrevious MatchNext Match

      1. 1.BorrowingPrevious MatchNext Match

      2. 2.Guarantees of borrowingPrevious MatchNext Match

      3. 3.Limits on indebtednessPrevious MatchNext Match

      4. 4.Additional public dividend capitalPrevious MatchNext Match

      5. 5.Surplus fundsPrevious MatchNext Match

      6. 6.InvestmentPrevious MatchNext Match

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