2012 No. 401

Mental Health ServicesPrivate Hospitals

Mental Health (Private Hospitals) (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012

Made

Coming into operation

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety1 makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred on it by Articles 91(1) and 135(1) of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 19862.

Citation and commencement1

These Regulations may be cited as the Mental Health (Private Hospitals) (Fees) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 and shall come into operation on 31st March 2013.

Fee payable on application to the Department for registration2

The fee to accompany any application for registration of premises as a private hospital under Article 91 of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 is nil.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 7th November 2012

seal_r00001Christine JendoubiA senior officer of theDepartment of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

An application for the registration of premises as a private hospital shall be made in writing to the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety under Article 91 of the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986, and shall be accompanied by a fee of such amount as may be prescribed. These Regulations prescribe the fee payable to the Department as nil.