The Guardians Ad Litem (Panel) (Revocation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023

Made: 13th February 2023

Coming into operation: 6th March 2023

The Department of Health, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 60(7) and (9) of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995[^f00001] and Article 66A(1) and (2) of the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987[^f00002], makes the following Regulations:

Citation and Commencement

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Guardians Ad Litem (Panel) (Revocation) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2023 and shall come into operation on 6th March 2023.

Revocation

2

The Guardians Ad Litem (Panel) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996[^f00003] are revoked.

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health on 13th February 2023.

Mark McGuicken — A senior officer of the Department of Health

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations revoke the Guardians Ad Litem (Panel) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1996.

Article 60 (7) and (9) of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 and Article 66A(1) and (2) of the Adoption (Northern Ireland) Order 1987 empower the Department of Health by way of regulations to provide for the establishment of panels of persons from whom guardians ad litem must be selected. Such Panel arrangements are now no longer in operation or required and, as a result, the Regulations are no longer necessary and are being revoked.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2)

[^f00002]: S.I. 1987/2203 (N.I. 22)

[^f00003]: S.R. 1996 No. 128

Editorial notes

[^key-07f65d5d514e5c5237b5adb8f9fc2a1e]: Reg. 1 in operation at 6.3.2023, see reg. 1

[^key-66320a06d8a58ffb1a332849762dad86]: Reg. 2 in operation at 6.3.2023, see reg. 1