Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order.)
This Order brings into operation on 7th October 2002 those provisions of the Health and Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (“the Act”) which are required to be commenced.
Section 1 of the Act provides that the cost of nursing care for people in nursing homes will not be recoverable from the resident.
Section 2 (with the Schedule) of the Act provides for the establishment of the Northern Ireland Practice and Education Council for Nursing and Midwifery (NIPEC).