In this Act—

• “the 1972 Order” means the M1Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972;

• “the 1978 Act” means the M2Chronically Sick and Disabled Persons (Northern Ireland) Act 1978;

• “authorised representative” has the meaning given by section 1(1);

• “Board” (except in section 5) means a Health and Social Services Board;

• “the Department” has the meaning given by section 1(2);

• “the Education Order” means the M3Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986;

• “disabled person” means a person to whom section 1 of the 1978 Act applies;

• “guardian” (except in section 1(6)) means a person appointed by deed or will or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction to be the guardian of a child;

• “health services” has the meaning given by Article 2(2) of the 1972 Order;

• “hospital” has the meaning given by Article 2(2) of the 1972 Order;

• “hospital accommodation” means any hospital or special accommodation vested in the Department F1or an HSS trust;

• F2“HSS trust” means a Health and Social Services trust established under the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991;

• “the Mental Health Order” means the M4Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986;

• “mental disorder” has the meaning given by Article 3 of the Mental Health Order;

• “modifications” includes additions, omissions and amendments;

• “parent” includes a guardian and every person who has the actual custody of a child;

• “personal social services” means services provided by a Board under arrangements made by the Department under Article 4(b) or 15 of the 1972 Order or section 2 of the 1978 Act;

• “services” includes facilities;

• “special accommodation” has the meaning given by Article 110 of the Mental Health Order;

• “voluntary organisation” means any association carrying on or proposing to carry on any activities otherwise than for the purpose of gain by the association or by individual members.

The power to make regulations or an order under this Act shall be exercisable by statutory rule for the purposes of the M5Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979.

A statutory rule containing regulations or an order under this Act (except an order under section 12(2)) shall be subject to negative resolution within the meaning of section 41(6) of the M6Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 as if this Act were a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.

Article 36(3) of the Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (education and library boards to notify Boards when certain children or young persons requiring further care, treatment or supervision leave or have left school) is hereby repealed.