The Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991

1Title and commencement

2Interpretation

Health and social care bodies

3Constitution of Health and Social Services Boards

4Health and Social Services Councils

Art. 5 rep. by 2001 c. 3 (NI)

6Abolition of Northern Ireland Health and Social Services Training Council

7Removal of Crown immunities

Provision of goods and services

8Health and social care contracts

8AProvision of certain services under HSC contracts

9Primary and other functions of Health and Social Services Boards and special agencies

Health and Social Care trusts

10Health and Social Care trusts

10ADefinition of social care and children functions”

10BCertain functions of the Department to be exercisable on its behalf by HSC trusts

11Transfer of staff to HSC trusts

12Supplementary provisions as to transfer of staff

13Transfer of assets and liabilities to HSC trusts

14Originating capital debt of, and other financial provisions relating to, HSC trusts

15Financial obligations of HSC trusts

16Trust funds and trustees for HSC trusts

Fund-holding practices

Arts. 17‐20 rep. by 2001 c. 3 (NI)

Indicative amounts

21Indicative amounts for doctors' practices

Financial provisions

Art. 22 rep. by 2003 NI 5

23Power of the Regional Agency , special agencies and HSC trusts to raise funds by appeals, collections, etc.

24Schemes for meeting losses and liabilities, etc., of certain health and social care bodies

Provision of accommodation

25Arrangements by Department for provision of accommodation by voluntary organisations, etc.

Art. 26 rep. by 2002 c. 5 (NI)

27Charges in respect of accommodation provided by the Department

28Recovery of charges due to Department for accommodation

General health care

29General medical services

30Limitations on right to be included on list of dental practitioners providing general dental services

31Pharmaceutical services

Miscellaneous and general

32Director of Public Health

33Regulations, orders , directions and guidance

Article 34—Amendments

Article 35—Repeals

1It is the duty of a Health and Social Services...

2Regulations may make provision as to— (a) the membership of...

3Regulations made under paragraph 2(a) shall provide for the members...

4Nothing in paragraph 3 affects the validity of anything done...

5References in this Schedule to the area of a Council...

SCHEDULE 2PROVISIONS ARISING OUT OF REMOVAL OF CROWN IMMUNITIES FROM HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE BODIES

Part I—Amendments

PART IITRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

4In this Part— “the appointed day” means the day appointed...

5The Medicines Act 1968 (c. 67)

6The Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (NI 17)

7The Rent (Northern Ireland) Order 1978 (NI 20)

8The Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (NI 16)

9The Fire Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1984 (NI 11)

SCHEDULE 3HEALTH AND SOCIAL CARE TRUSTS

PART IORDERS UNDER ARTICLE 10(1)

1Any reference in this Part to an order is a...

2The provisions made by an order shall be in conformity...

3(1) Without prejudice to any amendment made by a subsequent...

3A(1) This paragraph applies where an HSC trust is to...

4(1) An order may require a relevant body to make...

5(1) An order may provide for the establishment of an...

PART IIDUTIES, POWERS AND STATUS

6Specific duties

6A(1) An HSC trust must record such information with respect...

6B(1) An HSC trust must submit to the Department a...

6C(1) The Department may by direction require an HSC trust...

7(1) For each financial year an HSC trust shall prepare...

8An HSC trust shall furnish to the Department such reports,...

9(1) An HSC trust shall be liable to pay—

10Specific powers

11An HSC trust may undertake and commission research and make...

12An HSC trust may— (a) provide training for persons employed...

13An HSC trust may enter into arrangements for the carrying...

14According to the nature of its functions, an HSC trust...

15For the purpose of making additional income available in order...

16General powers

17(1) Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph 16, to...

PART IIISUPPLEMENTARY PROVISIONS

19Re-imbursement for health and personal social services work carried out otherwise than under HSS contract

20In any case where an HSC trust provides goods or...

21Compulsory acquisition

22Instruments, etc.

Part 3ADirections that Certain Functions be exercised by others

22A(1) The Department may by direction provide for specified social...

PART IVDISSOLUTION

23(1) The Department may by order dissolve an HSC trust....

24(1) If an HSC trust is dissolved under this Part,...

25Without prejudice to the generality of paragraph 24, if an...

26An HSC trust may not be dissolved or wound up...

SCHEDULE 4FINANCIAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO HSC TRUSTS

2Guarantees of borrowing

3Limits on indebtedness

4Additional public dividend capital

1991 No. 194 (N.I. 1)

The Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991

5th February 1991