25 January 2011
1.These Explanatory Notes relate to the Commissioner for Older People Act (Northern Ireland) 2011. They have been prepared by the Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister in order to assist the reader in understanding the Act. They do not form part of the Commissioner for Older People Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 and have not been endorsed by the Assembly.
2.The notes need to be read in conjunction with the Commissioner for Older People Act (Northern Ireland) 2011. They do not, and are not meant to be, a comprehensive description of the Commissioner for Older People Act (Northern Ireland) 2011. So where a section or part of a section does not seem to require an explanation or comment, none is given.