PART IIIHEALTH AND PERSONAL SOCIAL SERVICES – GENERAL

Miscellaneous

54Public access to meetings of certain bodies

1

Sections 23 to 27 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 (c. 9) (which provide for public access to meetings of a district council and for the publication of information concerning such meetings) shall, with the modifications set out in subsection (2) apply in relation to meetings of—

a

a Health and Social Services Board;

b

the Agency;

c

a special agency;

d

an HSS trust;

e

a Health and Social Services Council; and

f

the Northern Ireland Social Care Council,

as they apply in relation to meetings of a district council.

2

The modifications are—

a

any reference to a district council shall be read as a reference to a body mentioned in subsection (1); and

b

any reference to councillors or members of the council shall be read as a reference to members of such a body.

3

At the end of paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 to the Mental Health (Northern Ireland) Order 1986 (NI 4) (proceedings of the Mental Health Commission for Northern Ireland) there shall be added—

3

Sections 23 to 27 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 (which provide for public access to meetings of a district council and for the publication of information concerning such meetings) shall, with the modifications set out in sub-paragraph (4), apply in relation to meetings of the Commission as they apply in relation to meetings of a district council.

4

The modifications are—

a

any reference to a district council shall be read as a reference to the Commission; and

b

any reference to councillors or members of the council shall be read as a reference to members of the Commission.