Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022

Supplementary

Schemes for transfer of assets and liabilities

5.—(1) The Department must, in connection with the dissolution of the Regional Board, make one or more schemes for the transfer of all the assets and liabilities of the Board.

(2) A scheme may transfer assets and liabilities to—

(a) the Department; or

(b) the Regional Business Services Organisation.

(3) A scheme must—

(a) designate the assets or liabilities to be transferred by it (see paragraph 1(1) of Schedule 3 for how assets and liabilities may be designated);

(b) specify the person to whom each asset or liability is to be transferred;

(c) specify the date on which the scheme is to have effect (the “transfer date”).

(4) On the transfer date the designated assets or liabilities are transferred and vest in accordance with the scheme.

(5) Schedule 3 contains provision about schemes.

Transitional provision

6.—(1) In Schedule 4—

(a) Part 1 contains provision about the final accounts and reports of the Regional Board;

(b) Part 2 contains other transitional provision connected with the coming into operation of this Act.

(2) The Department may by regulations make such further transitional, transitory or saving provision as it considers appropriate in connection with the coming into operation of any provision of this Act, including provision that amends or modifies any statutory provision.

(3) Regulations under subsection (2) are subject to negative resolution.

Interpretation

7.  In this Act—

“the 1972 Order” means the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972;

“the 1991 Order” means the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991;

“the 1994 Order” means the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1994;

“the Department” means the Department of Health;

“the Regional Board” means the Regional Health and Social Care Board;

“statutory document” and “statutory provision” have the meaning given by section 1(e) and (f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.

Commencement

8.—(1) The following provisions come into operation on such day or days as the Department may by order appoint—

(a) section 1;

(b) section 2 and Schedule 1;

(c) section 3 and Schedule 2;

(d) section 6(1)(b) and Part 2 of Schedule 4.

(2) The other provisions of this Act come into operation on Royal Assent.

Short title

9.  This Act may be cited as the Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022.