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PART XIIN.I.MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL

MiscellaneousN.I.

Recovery of cost of accommodation for persons in needN.I.

101.—(1) [F1Where under Article 15 or 36 accommodation is provided, or proposed to be provided, for any person] (in this Article referred to as a “person accommodated”), [F2the appropriate HSC trust] may bring proceedings upon complaint under[F3 Part VIII of the Magistrates' Courts (Northern Ireland) Order 1981] against any other person who, for the purposes of this Order, is liable to maintain the person accommodated.

[F4(1A) The “appropriate HSC trust” is the trust that provided the accommodation, or arranged or secured its provision, or (as the case may be) proposed the provision of it.]

(2) On hearing a complaint under this Article, the court shall have regard to all the circumstances and, in particular, to the resources of the defendant, and may order the defendant to pay such sum, weekly or otherwise, as the court may consider appropriate.

(3) In this Article, “the court” means the court of summary jurisdiction having jurisdiction in the place where the accommodation was provided or applied for.

(4) Payments under paragraph (2) shall be made—

(a)to [F5the trust] , in respect of the cost of accommodation, whether provided before or after the making of the order; or

(b)to the applicant for accommodation or any other person, being a person accommodated; or

(c)to such other person as appears to the court expedient in the interests of the person accommodated;

or as to part in one such manner and as to part in another, as may be provided by the order.

(5) The payments to be made pursuant to an order under this Article shall (irrespective of the recipient thereof) inure for the benefit of [F6the trust] .