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X116(1)The Department may give a temporary continuity direction that applies to—N.I.
(a)one or more named persons registered under Article 118 of the 1995 Order (child minders and those who provide day care);
(b)all persons registered under that Article in Northern Ireland (or any part of Northern Ireland);
(c)persons registered under that Article of a particular description in Northern Ireland (or any part of Northern Ireland).
(2)A temporary continuity direction under this paragraph is a direction that requires any person to whom it applies to take steps specified in the direction in connection with the provision, for a specified period, of child minding or day care or services relating to child minding or day care.
(3)Before giving a temporary continuity direction under this paragraph—
(a)the Department must have regard to any advice from the Chief Medical Officer or any of the Deputy Chief Medical Officers of the Department relating to the incidence or transmission of coronavirus, and
(b)the Department must be satisfied that giving the direction is a necessary and proportionate action for or in connection with the continued provision of child minding or day care or services relating to child minding or day care for the specified period.
(4)A temporary continuity direction under this paragraph may—
(a)require the taking of reasonable steps in general terms, or require the taking of particular steps that the Department considers reasonable;
(b)require a person registered under Article 118 of the 1995 Order to provide services, to continue to provide services, to provide services again or to provide services when the person would not usually do so.
(5)The references in sub-paragraph (4)(b) to providing services are to the provision of child minding or day care.
(6)Subject to sub-paragraph (7), the Department must publish a temporary continuity direction under this paragraph.
(7)Where a direction relates to a person specified by name—
(a)the Department must give a copy of the direction to that person, and
(b)the published version of the direction must not identify any individual without their consent.
(8)A person to whom a temporary continuity direction under this paragraph applies must have regard to any guidance given by the Department about how to comply with that direction.
(9)The duty of a person registered under Article 118 of the 1995 Order to comply with a temporary continuity direction under this paragraph is enforceable by the Department making an application to the High Court or a county court for an injunction.
(10)An application under sub-paragraph (9) may be made without notice being given to the registered person.
(11)In this paragraph—
“the 1995 Order” means the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 (S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2));
“child minding” and “day care” have the same meaning as in the 1995 Order;
“the Department” means the Department of Health in Northern Ireland;
“specified” means specified in a temporary continuity direction under this paragraph, or falling within a description specified in a temporary continuity direction under this paragraph.
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X1The power conferred under this provision to make a direction may be exercised by means of a notice published in The Gazette
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