2022 No. 106
The Regulation and Improvement Authority (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022
Made
Laid before the Assembly
Coming into operation
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Regulation and Improvement Authority (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2022 and shall come into operation on 1st May 2022.
2
In these regulations “the principal regulations” means the Regulation and Improvement Authority (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20053.
Amendment of the Regulation and Improvement Authority (Fees and Frequency of Inspections) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 20052
1
The principal regulations shall be amended in accordance with the following paragraph:
2
In regulation 6 (Frequency of Inspections)—
a
in paragraph (1)(a) omit the word “and”;
b
after paragraph (1)(a) insert “(aa) in the case of an independent hospital where the treatment provided includes dental treatment under general anaesthesia or sedation, a minimum of once in every 24 month period; and”
;
c
in paragraph (6) after “following year” add “and “24 month period” means a period commencing on and including 1st April in any year and ending on 31st March 2 years later.”
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Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health on 11th March 2022
(This note is not part of the Regulations)