The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Prescribed Criteria) (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland

2008 No. 201

Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups

The Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Prescribed Criteria) (Transitional Provisions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2008

Made

6th May 2008

Coming into operation

16th June 2008

To be laid before Parliament

The Secretary of State makes the following Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 61(1) of, and paragraphs 1(1), 7(1) and 24(1) to (3)(1) of Schedule 1 to, the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007(2).

(1)

Paragraphs 1 and 7 of Schedule 1 to the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (“the Order”) refer to criteria prescribed for the purposes of those paragraphs. Paragraph 24 of Schedule 1 to the Order makes provision as to the criteria that may be prescribed for the purposes of paragraphs 1 and 7 of that Schedule. Article 2(2) of the Order defines “prescribed” as meaning prescribed by regulations made by the Secretary of State.