Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
2009 No. 144
Health And Social Care
The Health and Social Care (Reform) (2009 Act) (Consequential Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009
Laid before the Assembly in draft
Made
30th March 2009
Coming into operation
1st April 2009
The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 30(1) of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009(1):
Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Health and Social Care (Reform) (2009 Act) (Consequential Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2009.
(2) In this Order—
“the Order” means the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001(2).
Amendment to Schedule 4 of the Order
2. In Schedule 4 of the Order (Interpretation), in paragraph (c) of the definition of “local supervising authority” for “Health and Social Services Boards;” substitute “the Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well-being;”.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 30th March 2009
Linda Devlin
A senior officer of the
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order amends Schedule 4 of the Nursing and Midwifery Order 2001 as the role of local supervising authority will become the responsibility of the Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well-being on 1st April 2009.