The Controlled Drugs (Supervision of Management and Use) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009

Relevant premises N.I.

20.—(1) For the purposes of section 20 of the 2006 Act, the following are prescribed as relevant premises which may be inspected by the accountable officer nominated or appointed by the Regional Board, or (where appropriate) by a member of staff of the Regional Board—

(a) the premises of the Regional Board;

(b) the premises of any person acting on behalf of, or providing services under arrangements made with the Regional Board, unless those arrangements are with a HSC Trust [F1 or regular or reserve force];

(c) any other premises which are covered by arrangements established by virtue of regulation 19(1) but which are not mentioned in sub-paragraphs (a) or (b).

(2) For the purposes of section 20 of the 2006 Act, the following are prescribed as relevant premises which may be inspected by an accountable officer nominated or appointed by a HSC trust F2 ..., or (where appropriate) by a member of the staff of the HSC trust F2 ...—

(a) the premises of the HSC trust for which he is the accountable officer or (where appropriate) of which he is a member of staff; and

(b) the premises of any person acting on behalf of, or providing services under arrangements made with the HSC trust, unless those arrangements are with the Board [F3 , regular or reserve force] or [F4 a relevant independent] hospital.

(3) For the purposes of section 20 of the 2006 Act, the following are prescribed as relevant premises which may be inspected by an accountable officer nominated or appointed by [F5 a relevant independent] hospital or (where appropriate) by a member of the staff of [F5 the relevant independent] hospital—

(a) the premises of the [F6 relevant] independent hospital for which he is the accountable officer; and

(b) the premises of any person acting on behalf of, or providing services under arrangements made with, that [F7 relevant] independent hospital, unless those arrangements are with the Regional Board [F8 , regular or reserve force] or a HSC Trust.

[F9 (3A) For the purposes of section 20 of the 2006 Act, the following are prescribed as relevant premises which may be inspected by an accountable officer nominated or appointed by the regular or reserve force or (where appropriate) by a member of the staff of the regular or reserve force —

(a) the premises of that regular or reserve force in Northern Ireland for which he is the accountable officer or (where appropriate) of which he is a member of staff; and

(b) the premises of anyone acting on behalf of, or providing services under arrangements made with that regular or reserve force, unless those arrangements are with the Regional Board, a HSC Trust or a relevant independent hospital.]

(4) All the premises mentioned in paragraphs (1) to [F10 (3A)] are also prescribed as relevant premises in relation to constables and persons authorised by the relevant authority under section 20(5)(a) of the 2006 Act (and accordingly they may exercise the powers under section 20 of the 2006 Act as regards those premises).

(5) An authorisation given under section 20(5)(a) or (c) of the 2006 Act must be in writing.

(6) An accountable officer (“the first accountable officer”) may request in writing that an accountable officer of another designated body of the same type inspect—

(a) the premises of the designated body of the first accountable officer; or

(b) the premises of any person acting on behalf of, or providing services under arrangements made with the designated body of the first accountable officer,

subject to an appropriate authorisation being granted.

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in reg. 20(1)(b) inserted (16.7.2015) by The Controlled Drugs (Supervision of Management and Use) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/278), regs. 1(1), 14(a)

F2 Words in reg. 20(2) omitted (16.7.2015) by virtue of The Controlled Drugs (Supervision of Management and Use) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/278), regs. 1(1), 14(b)(i)

F3 Words in reg. 20(2)(b) inserted (16.7.2015) by The Controlled Drugs (Supervision of Management and Use) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/278), regs. 1(1), 14(b)(ii)(aa)

F4 Words in reg. 20(2)(b) substituted (16.7.2015) by The Controlled Drugs (Supervision of Management and Use) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/278), regs. 1(1), 14(b)(ii)(bb)

F5 Words in reg. 20(3) substituted (16.7.2015) by The Controlled Drugs (Supervision of Management and Use) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/278), regs. 1(1), 14(c)(i)

F6 Word in reg. 20(3)(a) inserted (16.7.2015) by The Controlled Drugs (Supervision of Management and Use) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/278), regs. 1(1), 14(c)(ii)

F7 Word in reg. 20(3)(b) inserted (16.7.2015) by The Controlled Drugs (Supervision of Management and Use) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/278), regs. 1(1), 14(c)(iii)(aa)

F8 Words in reg. 20(3)(b) inserted (16.7.2015) by The Controlled Drugs (Supervision of Management and Use) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/278), regs. 1(1), 14(c)(iii)(bb)

F9 Reg. 20(3A) inserted (16.7.2015) by The Controlled Drugs (Supervision of Management and Use) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/278), regs. 1(1), 14(d)

F10 Word in reg. 20(4) substituted (16.7.2015) by The Controlled Drugs (Supervision of Management and Use) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2015 (S.R. 2015/278), regs. 1(1), 14(e)

Commencement Information

I1 Reg. 20 in operation at 1.10.2009, see reg. 1