The Recovery of Health Services Charges (Northern Ireland) Order 2006

Introductory N.I.

Title and commencement N.I.

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Recovery of Health Services Charges (Northern Ireland) Order 2006.

(2) Except as provided by paragraph (3), this Order shall come into operation on such day or days as the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety may by order appoint.

(3) This Article and Article 2 shall come into operation on the expiration of 7 days from the day on which this Order is made.

Subordinate Legislation Made

P1 Art. 1(2) power fully exercised: 4.12.2006 and 29.1.2007 appointed by {S.R. 2006/484}, art. 2

Interpretation N.I.

2.—(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33) applies to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.

(2) In this Order—

“the 1972 Order” means the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (NI 14);

“the 1998 Order” means the Social Security (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (NI 10);

“compensation payment” has the meaning given in Article 3;

“the Department” means the Department for Social Development;

“ [F1 health care] ambulance services” means ambulance services provided under Article 10(1) of the 1972 Order;

“ [F1 health care] hospital” means a hospital which provides [F1 health care];

“ [F1 health care] treatment” has the meaning given in Article 3(7);

“injured person” has the meaning given in Article 3(1);

“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations;

“regulations” means regulations made by the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety.

(3) Except where any provision of this Order otherwise provides, any word or expression to which a meaning is assigned by Article 2(2) of the 1972 Order has the same meaning in this Order as in that Order.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words 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)(b) (with Sch. 6 para. 1(3)); S.R. 2009/114, art. 2