The Health and Social Care (Reform) (2009 Act) (Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009

Made: 31st March 2009

Coming into operation: 1st April 2009

The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety makes the following order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 30(3) of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009[^f00001]:

Citation, commencement and interpretation

1

• (1) This order may be cited as the Health and Social Care (Reform) (2009 Act) (Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2009 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2009.

• (2) In this order—

• “the Reform Act” means the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009.

Transitional provisions

2

Any committee appointed by a Health and Social Services Board under paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to the Order of 1972 before 1st April 2009—

• (a) shall continue in existence as if the Reform Act had not been made, until the conclusion of all proceedings—

• (i) before the committee by virtue of paragraph 8(5) of Schedule 1 to the Order of 1972 and commenced before 1st April 2009; or

• (ii) before the committee by virtue of paragraph 7(1)(b) of Schedule 1 to the Reform Act and commenced before 1st October 2009; and

• (b) shall not exercise any functions in relation to any proceedings commenced on or after 1st October 2009.

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 31st March 2009

Linda Devlin — A senior officer of the — Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the order)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This order makes transitional provision confirming that committees established by Health and Social Services Boards will continue in existence beyond 1st April 2009 and bringing to an end the existence of such committees on 1st October 2009.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2009 c.1 (N.I.)