2005 No. 227
The Registration of Social Care Workers (Relevant Registers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005
Made
Coming into operation
Citation, commencement and interpretation1
1
These Regulations may be cited as the Registration of Social Care Workers (Relevant Registers) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005, and shall come into operation on 1st June 2005.
2
In these Regulations “the Act” means the Health and Personal Social Services Act (Northern Ireland) 2001.
Prescription of relevant registers2
For the purposes of section 8 of the Act (Registration – enforcement), a relevant register is –
a
the register maintained by the General Social Care Council under section 56 of the Care Standards Act 20003;
b
the register maintained by the Care Council for Wales or Cyngor Gofal Cymru under section 56 of the Care Standards Act 20004; and
c
the register maintained by the Scottish Social Services Council, under section 44 of the Regulation of Care (Scotland) Act 20015.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 26th April 2005.
(This note is not part of the Regulations)