SCHEDULEAMENDMENTS CONSEQUENTIAL ON THE 2009 ACT

The Carers and Direct Payments Act (Northern Ireland) 2002 (c. 6)

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In section 8 (direct payments)—

a

in subsection (2)(a) for “personal social service” substitute “ social care service ”; and

b

after subsection (7) insert—

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In this section “social care service” means a service designed to secure any of the objects of section 2(1)(b) of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009.