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  1. Introductory Text

  2. Introductory Title and commencement (1) This Order may be cited as the Commissioner for...

    1. Introductory

      1. 1.Title and commencement

      2. 2.Interpretation

    2. The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints

      1. 3.The Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints

      2. 4.Salary and pension

      3. 5.Appointment of acting Commissioner

      4. 5A.Ineligibility of certain persons for appointment as Commissioner

      5. 6.Staff and expenses

    3. Investigations by the Commissioner

      1. 7.Bodies subject to investigation

      2. 8.General health care providers subject to investigation

      3. 8A.Independent providers of health and social care subject to investigation

      4. 9.Matters not subject to investigation

      5. 10.Provisions relating to complaints

      6. 10A.Referral of complaint by health and social care body

      7. 11.Purposes of investigation

      8. 12.Procedure in respect of investigations

      9. 13.Evidence

      10. 14.Obstruction and contempt

      11. 15.Reports on investigations

      12. 16.Application for compensation by person aggrieved

      13. 17.Application to High Court for relief following report by Commissioner

      14. 18.Supplementary provisions in relation to proceedings under Article 16 or 17

      15. 19.Reports to the Assembly

      16. 20.Privilege for certain publications

      17. 21.Disclosure of information by Commissioner

      18. 21A.Disclosure of information to Information Commissioner

    4. Supplementary provisions

      1. 22.Orders

      2. 23.Amendments, repeals and transitional and saving provisions

  3. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      PENSIONS.AND OTHER BENEFITS

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        2. Persons holding office before 31 March 1995

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        3. Persons taking office on or after 31 March 1995

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        4. Effect of election to continue in former scheme

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        5. Effect of election for the civil service scheme

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        6. Effect of election for the 1993 scheme

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        7. Time for, and manner of, election

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        8. Regulations

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        9. Pensions and benefits to be charged on the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom

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    3. SCHEDULE 3

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