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RestrictStartDate="2022-04-01"><Number>PART III</Number><Title>REGULATION OF ESTABLISHMENTS AND AGENCIES</Title><Pblock DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/part/III/crossheading/preliminary" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/part/III/crossheading/preliminary" NumberOfProvisions="4" id="part-III-crossheading-preliminary" RestrictStartDate="2016-10-03"><Title><Emphasis>Preliminary</Emphasis></Title><P1group RestrictStartDate="2016-10-03"><Title>Regulated establishments and agencies: general interpretation</Title><P1 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/article/8" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/article/8" id="article-8"><Pnumber><CommentaryRef Ref="c20590591"/><CommentaryRef Ref="key-1ee4e199e9f9da292a292f72a9eaf985"/>8</Pnumber><P1para><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/article/8/1" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/article/8/1" id="article-8-1"><Pnumber>1</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Any reference to a description of establishment in the following provisions of this Order is a reference to—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/article/8/1/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/article/8/1/a" id="article-8-1-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>a children's home;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/article/8/1/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/article/8/1/b" id="article-8-1-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>a day care setting;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/article/8/1/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/article/8/1/c" id="article-8-1-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>an independent clinic;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/article/8/1/d" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/article/8/1/d" id="article-8-1-d"><Pnumber>d</Pnumber><P3para><Text>an independent hospital;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/article/8/1/e" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/article/8/1/e" id="article-8-1-e"><Pnumber>e</Pnumber><P3para><Text>a nursing home;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/article/8/1/f" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/article/8/1/f" id="article-8-1-f"><Pnumber>f</Pnumber><P3para><Text>a residential care home;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/article/8/1/g" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/article/8/1/g" id="article-8-1-g"><Pnumber>g</Pnumber><P3para><Text>a residential family centre; or</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/article/8/1/h" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/article/8/1/h" id="article-8-1-h"><Pnumber>h</Pnumber><P3para><Text>such other establishment as may be specified by order under paragraph (3),</Text></P3para></P3><Text>and a reference to any establishment is a reference to an establishment of any of those descriptions.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/article/8/2" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/article/8/2" id="article-8-2"><Pnumber>2</Pnumber><P2para><Text>Any reference to a description of agency in the following provisions of this Order is a reference to—</Text><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/article/8/2/a" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/article/8/2/a" id="article-8-2-a"><Pnumber>a</Pnumber><P3para><Text>a domiciliary care agency;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/article/8/2/b" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/article/8/2/b" id="article-8-2-b"><Pnumber>b</Pnumber><P3para><Text>a fostering agency;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/article/8/2/c" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/article/8/2/c" id="article-8-2-c"><Pnumber>c</Pnumber><P3para><Text>an independent medical agency;</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/article/8/2/d" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/article/8/2/d" id="article-8-2-d"><Pnumber>d</Pnumber><P3para><Text>a nursing agency; or</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/article/8/2/e" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/article/8/2/e" id="article-8-2-e"><Pnumber>e</Pnumber><P3para><Text>a voluntary adoption agency; or</Text></P3para></P3><P3 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/article/8/2/f" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/article/8/2/f" id="article-8-2-f"><Pnumber>f</Pnumber><P3para><Text>such other agency as may be specified by order under paragraph (3),</Text></P3para></P3><Text>and a reference to any agency is a reference to an agency of any of those descriptions.</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/article/8/3" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/article/8/3" id="article-8-3"><Pnumber>3</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The Department may by order specify establishments for the purposes of paragraph (1) and agencies for the purposes of paragraph (2).</Text></P2para></P2><P2 DocumentURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisi/2003/431/article/8/4" IdURI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/article/8/4" id="article-8-4"><Pnumber>4</Pnumber><P2para><Text>The Department shall not make an order under paragraph (1) or (2) unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by resolution of, the Assembly.</Text></P2para></P2></P1para></P1></P1group></Pblock></Part></Body></Secondary><Commentaries><Commentary id="c20590591" Type="I"><Para><Text>Art. 8 partly in operation; art. 8 not in operation at date of making see art. 1(3); art. 8(1)(a)(c)-(f)(h)(2)(c)(d)(f)(3)(4) in operation at 1.4.2005 by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2005/44" id="c00044" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2005" Number="44">S.R. 2005/44</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00045" CitationRef="c00044" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2005/44/article/3" SectionRef="article-3">art. 3</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00046" CitationRef="c00044" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2005/44/schedule/1" SectionRef="schedule-1">Sch. 1</CitationSubRef>; art. 8(1)(b)(g)(2)(a) in operation at 30.4.2007 by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2007/220" id="c00048" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2007" Number="220">S.R. 2007/220</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00049" CitationRef="c00048" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2007/220/article/2" SectionRef="article-2" Operative="true">art. 2</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00050" CitationRef="c00048" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2007/220/schedule" SectionRef="schedule">Sch.</CitationSubRef> (subject to <CitationSubRef id="c00051" CitationRef="c00048" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2007/220/article/3" SectionRef="article-3">art. 3</CitationSubRef>); art. 8(2)(e) in operation at 29.10.2010 by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/288" id="c00053" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2010" Number="288">S.R. 2010/288</Citation>, <CitationSubRef id="c00054" CitationRef="c00053" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/288/article/3" SectionRef="article-3" Operative="true">art. 3</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00055" CitationRef="c00053" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/288/schedule/1" SectionRef="schedule-1">Sch. 1</CitationSubRef> (subject to <CitationSubRef id="c00056" CitationRef="c00053" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/288/article/4" SectionRef="article-4">arts. 4</CitationSubRef>, <CitationSubRef id="c00057" CitationRef="c00053" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2010/288/article/5" SectionRef="article-5">5</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary><Commentary id="key-1ee4e199e9f9da292a292f72a9eaf985" Type="I"><Para><Text><CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-8" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisi/2003/431/article/8" id="cvlxu8jq2-00007">Art. 8</CitationSubRef> in operation at 3.10.2016  by <Citation URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2016/355" Class="NorthernIrelandStatutoryRule" Year="2016" Number="355" Title="The Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (2003 Order) (Commencement No.6 and Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016" id="cvlxu8jq2-00008">S.R. 2016/355</Citation>, <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-2" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2016/355/article/2" CitationRef="cvlxu8jq2-00008" Operative="true" id="cvlxu8jq2-00009">art. 2</CitationSubRef> (with <CitationSubRef SectionRef="article-3" URI="http://www.legislation.gov.uk/id/nisr/2016/355/article/3" CitationRef="cvlxu8jq2-00008" id="cvlxu8jq2-00010">art. 3</CitationSubRef>)</Text></Para></Commentary></Commentaries></Legislation>