Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Regulated Activity, Transitional Provisions and Commencement No. 4) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009

Office holders and other amendments to paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to the 2007 Order

24.—(1) Paragraph 4 of Schedule 2 to the 2007 Order is amended in accordance with paragraphs (2) to (6).

(2) In sub-paragraph (1)(a), after “member of” insert “or secretary to”.

(3) In sub-paragraph (1), after paragraph (a) insert—

(aa)person co-opted by the voting members of a Board of Governors of a grant-aided school under Articles 122 and 139 of the Education Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (NI 20) to be a member of the Board of Governors of the school;.

(4) In sub-paragraph (1), after paragraph (b) insert—

(bb)chief executive officer of a HSC body;.

(5) In sub-paragraph (1), after paragraph (j) insert—

(k)an individual carrying on or managing a regulated establishment or agency which provides care, accommodation or services wholly or mainly for or in relation to children..

(6) After sub-paragraph (1) insert—

(1A) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(a), a person is a secretary to the governing body of an educational establishment mentioned in Article 12(5) if—

(a)the person is appointed in accordance with a scheme of management as mentioned in Article 9A or 9B of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (NI 3) as a secretary to the governing body of a grant-aided school, or

(b)the person is appointed in relation to the governing body of any other educational establishment mentioned in Article 12(5) and has functions similar to those of a person falling within paragraph (a).

(1B) For the purposes of sub-paragraph (1)(k) an establishment or agency is a regulated establishment or agency if the person carrying it on or managing it is required to be registered in respect of it under Article 12 of the 2003 Order(1)..