http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/article/44The Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003texttext/xmlenStatute Law Database2024-05-15Expert Participation2022-04-01 PART VIMISCELLANEOUSThe Care Tribunal441There shall be a tribunal ( “the Care Tribunal”) which shall exercise the jurisdiction conferred on it by this Order or any other statutory provision.2The Department may by regulations make provision about the proceedings of the Care Tribunal.3The regulations may, in particular, include provision—aas to the manner in which appeals are to be instituted or applications for determinations are to be made;bas to the period within which appeals are to be instituted;cas to the circumstances in which applications for leave may be made;dfor enabling any functions which relate to applications for leave or other matters preliminary or incidental to an appeal or determination to be performed by the chairman;efor the holding of hearings in private in prescribed circumstances;ffor imposing reporting restrictions in prescribed circumstances;gas to the persons who may appear on behalf of the parties;hfor granting any person such discovery or inspection of documents or right to further particulars as might be granted by a county court;ifor obtaining a medical report in a case where the decision appealed against was made on medical grounds;jfor requiring persons to attend to give evidence and produce documents;kfor authorising the administration of oaths to witnesses;lfor the determination of appeals or issues or applications for leave without a hearing in prescribed circumstances;mas to the withdrawal of appeals or applications for determinations;nfor the award of costs;ofor taxing or otherwise settling any such costs (and, in particular, for enabling such costs to be taxed in the county court);pfor the recording and proof of decisions and orders of the Care Tribunal;qfor enabling the Care Tribunal to review its decisions, or revoke or vary its orders, in such circumstances as may be determined in accordance with the regulations; andrfor notification of the result of an appeal or determination to be given to such persons as may be prescribed.4Part I of the Arbitration Act 1996 (c. 23) shall not apply to any proceedings before the Care Tribunal but regulations may make provision corresponding to any provision of that Act.5Any person who without reasonable excuse fails to comply with—aany requirement imposed by the regulations by virtue of paragraph (3)(f);bany requirement in respect of the discovery or inspection of documents imposed by the regulations by virtue of paragraph (3)(h); orcany requirement imposed by the regulations by virtue of paragraph (3)(j),is liable on summary conviction to a fine not exceeding level 3 on the standard scale.6An appeal shall lie to the High Court on a point of law from a decision of the Care Tribunal.7Schedule 2 shall have effect with respect to the Care Tribunal.Art. 44(2): functions transferred (1.4.2011) from Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to Department of Justice by Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/44), arts. 1(2), 6(c) (with art. 8(2))Art. 44(3): functions transferred (1.4.2011) from Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to Department of Justice by Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/44), arts. 1(2), 6(c) (with art. 8(2))Art. 44(4): functions transferred (1.4.2011) from Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety to Department of Justice by Departments (Transfer of Functions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2011 (S.R. 2011/44), arts. 1(2), 6(c) (with art. 8(2))