The Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (2003 Order) (Commencement No.5 and Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010

Contents

Article 1Citation and Interpretation#

(1)This order may be cited as the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (2003 Order) (Commencement No.5 and Transitional Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2010.

(2)In this Order—• “the 2003 order” means the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003.

Article 2Appointed day#

Subject to the remaining provisions of the Order, 3^rd September 2010 is the appointed day for coming into operation of the provisions of the Order specified in Schedule 2 for the purposes only of making of the regulations.

Article 3Appointed day#

29^th October 2010 is the appointed day for the coming into operation of the provision of the 2003 Order as described in Schedule I, in so far as they are not already in operation.

Article 4Deemed registration#

Where on 29^th October 2010, a person who carries on or manages a voluntary adoption agency, which was immediately before the commencement date registered under Article 4 of the Adoption (Northern Ireland) 1987 as an adoption society, that person is to be treated for all purposes, as if he had been registered under Part III of the 2003 Order on that date.

Article 5Duration of deeming#

Where a person is deemed to be registered under Article 4, registration shall cease to have effect—

(a)where the person carrying on or managing a voluntary adoption agency has before 31^st December 2010 made an application for registration under Article 13 (1) of the 2003 Order, on 1^st April 2011; or

(b)in any other case on 31^st December 2010.

Schedule 1 · Provisions of the Order Coming into Operation on 29th October 2010

Schedule 2 · Provisions of the Order Coming into Operation on 3rd September 2010 for the purposes only of the making of the regulations.

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