The Northern Ireland Social Care Council (Appointments and Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Northern Ireland Social Care Council (Appointments and Procedure) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2001 and shall come into operation on 1st October 2001.

(2) In these Regulations—

“the Act” means the Health and Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2001;

“the chairman” means the chairman of the Council;

“the Council” means the Northern Ireland Social Care Council established under section 1 of the Act;

“member” means a member of the Council other than the chairman;

“public body” has the meaning assigned to it by section 9(6) of the Act;

“health service body” means—

(a)

a health authority, a Family Health Services Authority, a special health authority or an NHS Trust respectively constituted under sections 8, 10 and 11 of the National Health Service Act 1977(1) and section 5 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990(2);

(b)

a Health Board, a Special Health Board, the Common Services Agency for the Scottish Health Service or an NHS Trust respectively constituted under sections 2, 10 and 12A of the National Health Service (Scotland) Act 1978(3);

(c)

a State Hospital Management Committee constituted under section 91 of the Mental Health (Scotland) Act 1984(4);

(d)

a Dental Practice Board or a Scottish Dental Practice Board;

(e)

the Public Health Laboratory Service Board; and

(f)

the National Radiological Protection Board established by section 1 of the Radiological Protection Act 1970(5);

“health and social services body” means—

(a)

Health and Social Services Board;

(b)

an HSS Trust;

(c)

the Agency; or

(d)

a special agency.

(1)

1977 c. 49; sections 8 and 10 were amended by sections 1 and 2 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act (c. 19)

(2)

1990 c. 19

(3)

1978 c. 29; section 2 was amended by paragraph 1 of Schedule 7 to the Health and Social Services and Social Security Adjudications Act 1983 (c. 41) and by section 28 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990; section 10 was amended by paragraph 2 of Schedule 6 to the Health Services Act 1980 (c. 53); section 12A was inserted by section 31 of the National Health Service and Community Care Act 1990

(4)

1984 c. 36

(5)

1970 c. 46