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Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022

Type Act of the Northern Ireland Assembly

Publication 2022-02-02

Last updated 2022-04-01

State In force

Jurisdiction Northern Ireland

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(2) In Article 15(7) of the 1972 Order as set out in that subsection, for “the Department” substitute “an HSC trust”.

Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 2003

195

(1) The Marriage (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 22(2)(c), omit “Health and Social Services Board or”.

(3) In Article 29(3)(b), for “Health and Social Services Board” substitute “Health and Social Care trust”.

Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults (Northern Ireland) Order 2003

196

(1) The Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 2(2), in the definition of “director of social care”, for paragraph (a) substitute—

(a) a person employed in a role the normal duties of which consist wholly or mainly of the direction or oversight of the exercise of the functions of the Department that are mentioned in paragraph (2A), or

(3) After Article 2(2) insert—

(2A) The functions of the Department referred to in the definition of“director of social care” are those functions that relate to, or are exercised in connection with, the social care and children functions of Health and Social Care trusts (within the meaning given by Article 10A of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991).

(4) In Article 29(1), for “a director of social care” substitute “an executive director of social work of a Health and Social Care trust”.

(5) In Article 31(6)(a), omit “a Health and Social Services Board or”.

197

The Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 is amended as follows.

198

In Article 4(1)(b), omit “Health and Social Services Boards,”.

199

In Article 21(3), for the words from “the Department” to the end of the paragraph substitute “the following persons of the making of the application—

(a) the Department; (b) the HSC trust in whose operational area the establishment or agency in question is located; and (c) any HSC trust that has entered into arrangements with the establishment or agency under paragraph 13 of Schedule 3 to the the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.

200

In Article 34(1)—

(a) omit “Each Health and Social Services Board and”;

(b) for “them” substitute “that care”.

201

In Article 35(9), omit “a Health and Social Services Board,”.

202

In Article 36(1)—

(a) omit “Each Health and Social Services Board and”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (a), omit “Board’s or”;

203

In Article 37(1), omit “Health and Social Services Boards and”.

204

In Article 39(1)—

(a) for “a Health and Social Services Board,” substitute “an”;

(b) omit “Board,”.

205

In Article 41—

(a) in paragraph (1), for “a Health and Social Services Board,” substitute “an”;

(b) in the heading, for “Boards and HSC trusts, etc.” substitute “HSC trusts, special agencies and service providers”.

206

In the heading to Part 5, omit “BOARDS AND”.

Commissioner for Children and Young People (Northern Ireland) Order 2003

207

(1) The Commissioner for Children and Young People (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 2(2), in the definition of “health and social care body”, omit paragraph (a).

(3) In Article 3(2), omit “a Health and Social Services Board or”.

Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004

208

In section 9(4)(b) of the Domestic Violence, Crime and Victims Act 2004—

(a) omit the words from “Health and Social Services Boards” to “(N.I. 14));”;

(b) for “Health and Social Services trusts” substitute “Health and Social Care trusts”.

Civil Partnership Act 2004

209

(1) The Civil Partnership Act 2004 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 149(3)(b), for “Health and Social Services Board” substitute “Health and Social Care trust”.

(3) In Schedule 13—

(a) in paragraph 1, in column 2 of the table, for “Health and Social Services Board or Health and Social Services trust” substitute “Health and Social Care trust”;

(b) in paragraph 2, for “Health and Social Services trust” substitute “Health and Social Care trust”.

Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Act 2006

210

In the Emergency Workers (Obstruction) Act 2006, in section 1(5)(b), for “Health and Social Services trust or Health and Social Services Board” substitute “Health and Social Care trust”.

Recovery of Health Services Charges (Northern Ireland) Order 2006

211

In Article 17(3)(b) of the Recovery of Health Services Charges (Northern Ireland) Order 2006, omit “a Health and Social Services Board or”.

Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006

212

(1) Article 118 of the Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (2), for the words from “the district council” to the end substitute “the persons set out in paragraph (2A).”.

(3) After paragraph (2) insert—

(2A) The persons are— (a) the district council for the district in which the premises are, and the supply is, situated; (b) the HSC trust for the area in which the premises are, and the supply is, situated; (c) the Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well-being.

Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007

213

In section 6(7)(d) of the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007, for “Health and Social Services trust or Health and Social Services Board” substitute “Health and Social Care trust”.

Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007

214

(1) In Article 2 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007, the definition of “HSC body” is amended as follows.

(2) For “within the meaning of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009” substitute “(see the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 for the bodies mentioned in paragraphs (b) to (e))”.

(3) For paragraph (a) substitute—

(a) the Department of Health;

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

215

The Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2008 is amended as follows.

216

(1) Section 2 (which inserts new Article 60A and substitutes new Articles 61 to 61F of the 1972 Order) is amended in accordance with paragraphs 217 to 223; and any reference in those paragraphs to a numbered Article is to that Article as set out in that section.

217

(1) Article 60A is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1)—

(a) for “Each Health and Social Services Board” substitute “The Department”;

(b) omit “exercise its powers so as to”;

(3) In paragraph (2)—

(a) for “A Health and Social Services Board” substitute “The Department”;

(b) omit “(whether within or outside its area)” (in both places).

(4) In paragraph (3), for “Each Health and Social Services Board” substitute “The Department”.

(5) Omit paragraph (4).

218

(1) Article 61 is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1), for “A Health and Social Services Board” substitute “The Department”.

(3) In paragraphs (3) and (5), for “the Health and Social Services Board” substitute “the Department”.

(4) In paragraph (4), omit sub-paragraph (b).

219

In Article 61B(1), for “A Health and Social Services Board” substitute “The Department”.

220

(1) Article 61C is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (1), for “give directions as to” substitute “make a scheme providing for”.

(3) In paragraph (2), for “directions” substitute “any scheme”.

(4) In paragraph (3)—

(a) for “directions” substitute “a scheme”;

(b) for “direction” (in each place) substitute “scheme”;

(d) in sub-paragraph (d), for “a Health and Social Services Board” substitute “the Department”.

(5) In paragraph (4)—

(a) for “giving a direction” substitute “making a scheme”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (a), for “direction” substitute “scheme”.

(6) After paragraph (4) insert—

(4A) The Department must publish a scheme under paragraph (1) in such manner as it thinks appropriate.

221

In Article 61D(3), for “a Health and Social Services Board” substitute “the Department”.

222

(1) Article 61E is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraph (2)—

(a) after “paragraph (1) may” insert “in particular”;

(b) in sub-paragraph (a), for “the Department” substitute “a prescribed body”;

(3) After paragraph (2) insert—

(2A) Regulations making provision as to the matters referred to in paragraph (2)(a) and (b) may make provision— (a) as to the members of the body, including the terms and conditions of their appointment; (b) for the payment of fees and allowances to members of the body.

223

(1) Article 61F is amended as follows.

(2) In paragraphs (1) and (2), for “the Regional Board” substitute “the Department”.

(3) In paragraph (3), for “, (3B) and (4)” substitute “and (3B)”.

224

In section 3—

(a) for “a Health and Social Services Board” (in both places) substitute “the Department”;

(b) in subsection (4), for the words from “the Department” to the end of the subsection substitute “a body specified in the order.”;

(4A) An order specifying a body for the purposes of subsection (4) may make provision— (a) as to the members of the body, including the terms and conditions of their appointment; (b) for the payment of fees and allowances to members of the body.

225

In section 6, for “a Health and Social Services Board” substitute “the Department”.

Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008

226

(1) The Criminal Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 2008 is amended as follows.

(2) In Article 3(1), omit the definition of “HSS Board”.

(3) In Article 4(1), in the definition of “pre-sentence report”—

(a) in paragraph (a), omit “HSS Board or”;

(b) for the words from “by which functions” to the end of the definition substitute “that is exercising social care and children functions within the meaning of Article 10A of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991.”.

(4) In Article 49(1)(g), omit “HSS Boards and”.

Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008

227

In the Sexual Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 2008, in Article 55(3)—

(a) omit sub-paragraph (a);

(b) in the words following sub-paragraph (e), omit “Board,”.

228

The Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 is amended as follows.

229

In section 1(5), omit paragraph (a).

230

In section 2(3)(h), omit “the Regional Board,”.

231

In section 6(1), omit paragraph (a).

232

Omit sections 7 and 8 and the italic heading before section 7.

233

In section 9, omit subsections (1), (3)(b), (6)(b) and (7).

234

Omit sections 10 and 11.

235

In section 13(6)(b)—

(a) omit “, the Regional Board and Local Commissioning Groups”;

(b) for “they” substitute “it”;

236

In section 17(8), omit paragraph (b).

237

(1) Section 24 is amended as follows.

(2) Omit subsection (2).

(3) In subsection (3)—

(a) for “Subsections (1) and (2)” substitute “Subsection (1)”;

(b) for “apply” substitute “applies”;

(4) In subsection (4), for “subsections (1) and (2) are” substitute “subsection (1) is”.

238

In section 27(2), omit paragraph (b).

239

In section 29(3), omit “or the Regional Board”.

240

In section 31, omit the definition of “the Regional Board”.

241

In Schedule 1 omit—

(a) paragraphs 1 to 7;

(b) paragraphs 8 to 11(1), except so far as those paragraphs apply to, or relate to, the Local Commissioning Groups and their members;

(d) paragraphs 12 to 21.

242

In Schedule 6 omit—

(a) paragraph 3(49) and (50)(b);

(b) paragraph 13(1) and (8)(b);

Commissioner for Older People Act (Northern Ireland) 2011

243

In section 27 of the Commissioner for Older People Act (Northern Ireland) 2011, in the definition of “health and social care body”, omit paragraph (a).

Safeguarding Board Act (Northern Ireland) 2011

244

(1) The Safeguarding Board Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 1—

(a) omit subsection (3)(a);

(b) after subsection (3) insert—

(3A) The persons who may be prescribed under subsection (2)(b)include any individual employed in a role the normal duties of which consist wholly or mainly of the direction or oversight of the exercise of the functions of the Department that are mentioned in subsection (3B) (and for that purpose the employer of such an individual may be prescribed under subsection (3)(j)). (3B) Those functions are the functions of the Department that relate to,or are exercised in connection with, the social care and children functions of Health and Social Care trusts (within the meaning given by Article 10A of the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1991).

(3) In section 3(6)—

(a) for “the Regional Health and Social Care Board” substitute “the Department”;

(b) omit “and Local Commissioning Groups”.

(4) In section 12(1), omit paragraph (a).

245

In section 3(1) of the Health and Social Care (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2014, omit “1,” and “the Regional Health and Social Care Board,”.

Modern Slavery Act 2015

246

In Schedule 3 to the Modern Slavery Act 2015, omit the reference to the Regional Health and Social Care Board.

Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

247

In section 21 of the Human Trafficking and Exploitation (Criminal Justice and Support for Victims) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015—

(a) in subsection (1), for “The Regional Health and Social Care Board” substitute “The Department”;

(b) in subsections (3) and (4)(e)(iv), for “the Regional Health and Social Care Board” substitute “the Department”;

(c) in subsections (5) and (9), for “The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety” substitute “The Department”;

(d) in subsection (11), after the definition of “charity” insert—

the Department” means the Department of Health;

Children’s Services Co-operation Act (Northern Ireland) 2015

248

In section 9 of the Children’s Services Co-operation Act (Northern Ireland) 2015—

(a) in subsection (1), in the definition of “children’s authority”, omit paragraph (iv);

(b) in subsection (2), omit “the Regional Health and Social Care Board or”.

Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015

249

In Article 120(8) of the Welfare Reform (Northern Ireland) Order 2015, in the definition of “relevant body”, omit paragraph (b).

Public Services Ombudsman Act (Northern Ireland) 2016

250

(1) The Public Services Ombudsman Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 59, in the definition of “health and social care body”, omit paragraph (c).

(3) In Schedule 3, omit the reference to the Regional Health and Social Care Board.

(4) In Schedule 5, in paragraph 2, for “the Regional Health and Social Care Board” substitute “the Department of Health”.

Special Educational Needs and Disability Act (Northern Ireland) 2016

251

(1) This paragraph applies if paragraph 168(3)(a) (amendment of Article 14 of the Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1996) comes into operation before the amendment made to that Article by subsection (4) of section 5 of the Special Educational Needs and Disability Act (Northern Ireland) 2016.

(2) That subsection is amended as follows—

(a) for “sub-paragraphs (a) and (b)” substitute “sub-paragraph (b)”;

(b) omit sub-paragraph (a) in the substituted text.

Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016

252

(1) The Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 is amended as follows.

(2) In section 120(3), for “the Regional Board” substitute “the Department”.

(3) In section 121(6), in the definition of “relevant record”, omit paragraph (b).

(4) In section 127(5), omit paragraph (b).

(5) In section 128(2)(b) and (3)(b), for “the Regional Board” substitute “the Department”.

(6) In section 131(5), omit paragraph (b).

(7) In section 298(3), omit “, the Regional Board”.

(8) In section 306(1), omit the definition of “the Regional Board”.

Rural Needs Act (Northern Ireland) 2016

253

In the Schedule to the Rural Needs Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, omit the reference to the Regional Health and Social Care Board.

Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2016

254

In section 44(2) of the Justice Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, for paragraph (h) substitute—

(h) to the Department of Health for the purposes of the exercise of any of the functions of that Department in relation to any matter arising in connection with an investigation under this Part;

255

Omit section 6(2) of the Health and Personal Social Services (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016.

Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016

256

Omit section 13(1) of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016.

Coronavirus Act 2020

257

In paragraph 4(5) of Schedule 7 to the Coronavirus Act 2020, omit paragraph (b).

SCHEDULE 2

Statutory provisions to continue to operate in relation to Groups as continued

1

(1) The following provisions continue to apply to or in relation to Local Commissioning Groups and their members—

(a) section 9(2), (3)(a), (4), (5) and (6)(a) and (c) of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (“the 2009 Act”);

(b) paragraphs 8 to 11(1) of Schedule 1 to the 2009 Act, so far as those paragraphs apply to, or relate to, committees of the Regional Board and their members;

(c) regulations 1, 2(2) and 3 of, and the Schedule to, the Local Commissioning Groups (Number, Area and Functions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/99);

(d) the Local Commissioning Groups (Membership) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 (S.R. 2009/395) (the “Membership Regulations”), except regulation 3(1) to (3) (appointments);

but this is subject to the modifications made by sub-paragraph (2).

(2) The provisions applied by sub-paragraph (1) are modified as follows—

(a) the power conferred by paragraph 9 of Schedule 1 to the 2009 Act is conferred on the Department, and in that paragraph the words “Without prejudice to section 19(1)(a)(v) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33)” are omitted;

(b) in the Membership Regulations—

(i) references (however expressed) to employment by the Regional Board are to be read as references to employment by the Department or the Regional Business Services Organisation;

(ii) other references to the Regional Board are to be read as references to the Department.

2

Paragraph 1 does not affect the continued operation of any other statutory provision that applies to, or relates to, Local Commissioning Groups.

Appointments and terms of office

3

(1) Any person who is a member of a Local Commissioning Group immediately before the dissolution of the Regional Board is to continue to be a member of that Group; but this is subject to the following provisions of this paragraph.

(2) The term of office of a person who is a member of a Group by virtue of sub-paragraph (1) is to end six months after the date on which the Regional Board is dissolved.

(3) The Department may direct in writing that the term of office under sub-paragraph (2) is to be extended by such period, not exceeding 12 months, as may be specified in the direction.

(4) The Department may exercise the power conferred by sub-paragraph (3) more than once.

4

(1) In the event of any vacancy in the membership of a Local Commissioning Group (as determined in accordance with regulation 2 of the Membership Regulations), the Department may appoint a person to fill the vacancy.

(2) The terms of appointment under sub-paragraph (1) must comply with the Membership Regulations, but otherwise are to be determined by the Department.

(3) A person who has ceased to be a member of a Group is eligible for re-appointment.

5

Paragraphs 3 and 4 are subject to regulations 3(4) to (9) and 4 to 6 of the Membership Regulations (cessation of membership in certain circumstances, disqualification, resignation and removal).

Other provision about the Groups as continued

6

The Department may pay to members of a Local Commissioning Group who are not employees or officers of the Department or the Regional Business Services Organisation such remuneration and allowances as the Department may determine.

7

In the 2009 Act—

(a) section 2(3)(h) (duty of Department to monitor and hold to account) applies in relation to Local Commissioning Groups;

(b) the duty in section 5 (preparation of framework document) applies as if a Local Commissioning Group were a health and social care body;

(d) a Local Commissioning Group is a relevant body for the purposes of section 15 (RBSO support services);

(e) sections 17 to 19 (Patient and Client Council and public involvement) apply to Local Commissioning Groups.

8

(1) The Department may give guidance to a Local Commissioning Group as to the carrying out by the Group of any of its functions.

(2) It is the duty of a Local Commissioning Group to have regard to any guidance given to it under sub-paragraph (1).

(3) Section 29(3) of the 2009 Act applies to guidance given under sub-paragraph (1).

9

References in the following provisions to a health and social care body are to be treated as including a Local Commissioning Group—

(a) Article 67 of the 1972 Order (duty of various bodies to co-operate with one another);

(b) section 3(8) of the Health and Social Care (Control of Data Processing) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (code of practice on processing of information);

(c) sections 14(2)(a) and 15(1) of the Public Services Ombudsman Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (matters which the Ombudsman may investigate).

Continuity

10

(1) Any document made or other thing done by the Regional Board in relation to the Local Commissioning Groups, if in effect immediately before the dissolution of the Board, continues to have effect to the same extent and subject to the same provisions.

(2) Sub-paragraph (1)—

(a) does not apply if the context requires otherwise, and

(b) is subject to any power conferred on the Department by paragraphs 1 to 9 to make other provision.

Power of Department to dissolve the continued Groups

11

(1) The following provisions cease to have effect on such day as the Department may by regulations appoint—

(a) section 9(2), (3)(a), (4), (5) and (6)(a) and (c) of the 2009 Act;

(b) paragraphs 8 to 11(1) of Schedule 1 to the 2009 Act, so far as those paragraphs apply to, or relate to, the Local Commissioning Groups and their members;

(d) the Local Commissioning Groups (Number, Area and Functions) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009;

(e) the Membership Regulations.

(2) Accordingly, on the day appointed under sub-paragraph (1), the Local Commissioning Groups are dissolved.

(3) The Department may not make regulations under sub-paragraph (1) unless the Department makes, or has made, regulations under section 15B(1) of the 2009 Act, as inserted by section 4(1) of this Act (establishment of local area bodies).

(4) Regulations under sub-paragraph (1) are subject to negative resolution.

(5) But sub-paragraph (4) does not apply if a draft of the regulations (whether alone or with other provision) has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly.

SCHEDULE 3

Transfer of assets and liabilities

1

(1) A scheme may designate the assets or liabilities to be transferred—

(a) by specifying them or describing them in particular;

(b) by identifying them generally by reference to a specified part of the Regional Board’s undertaking, or their connection with the exercise of specified functions of the Board; or

(c) in any other manner appearing to the Department to be appropriate in relation to the assets or liabilities in question.

(2) A scheme may provide for the transfer of—

(a) assets and liabilities which would not otherwise be capable of being transferred;

(b) assets and liabilities arising in the period after the making of the scheme and before the transfer date;

and accordingly, a scheme has effect in relation to the assets or liabilities to which it applies in spite of any provision or rule of law which would otherwise prevent or restrict the transfer of those assets or liabilities.

(3) A scheme may contain supplementary, incidental, transitional and consequential provisions.

(4) A certificate issued by the Department that—

(a) any assets or liabilities specified in the certificate have vested in a person mentioned in section 5(2) by virtue of a scheme;

(b) any assets or liabilities specified in the certificate have not so vested in such a person,

is conclusive evidence for all purposes of that fact.

(5) In this Schedule—

“scheme” means a scheme under section 5;

“transferee”, in relation to any assets or liabilities transferred by a scheme, means the person to whom those assets or liabilities are transferred.

Transfer of employed staff

2

(1) This paragraph applies if rights and liabilities under a contract of employment are transferred by virtue of a scheme.

(2) The Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations 2006 (S.I. 2006/246) apply to the transfer whether or not the transfer would, apart from this paragraph, be a relevant transfer for the purposes of the Regulations.

(3) The scheme must—

(a) in relation to each transferee, identify the transferring employees (whether by name or otherwise);

(b) include provision securing pension protection for such employees;

(c) include provision for procedures designed to resolve any grievances of such employees arising in relation to matters dealt with by the scheme; and

(d) include provision for the payment of compensation by the Department to any such employee who suffers loss or detriment in consequence of the scheme.

(4) Before making the scheme the Department must consult—

(a) in the case of a scheme which identifies transferring employees by name, those employees; and

(b) in the case of a scheme which identifies transferring employees in any other way, such persons as appear to the Department to be representative of transferring employees.

(5) For the purposes of this paragraph—

(a) “pension protection” is secured for a transferring employee if after the change of employer effected by the scheme the employee has, as an employee of the transferee, rights to acquire pension benefits and those rights are the same as or (taken as a whole) no less favourable than those that the transferring employee had as an employee of the Regional Board;

(b) “transferring employee” means an employee whose contract of employment becomes, by virtue of sub-paragraph (2), a contract of employment with a transferee; and

(c) employment in the Northern Ireland civil service for the purposes of the Department is to be treated as employment by the Department under a contract of employment (and the terms of that employment are to be regarded as constituting the terms of that contract).

(6) Procedures under sub-paragraph (3)(c) must involve consideration of grievances by a person other than—

(a) a member, or member of staff, of the Regional Board or a transferee; or

(b) a member of staff of the Department.

Continuity

3

A transfer by virtue of a scheme does not affect the validity of anything done by, or in relation to, the Regional Board before the transfer date.

4

Anything which—

(a) before the transfer date was done by or in relation to the Regional Board for the purposes of or otherwise in connection with anything transferred by virtue of a scheme, and

(b) is in effect immediately before the transfer date,

continues to have effect to the same extent and subject to the same provisions as if it had been done by, or in relation to, the transferee.

5

Anything (including any legal proceedings) which—

(a) relates to anything transferred by virtue of a scheme, and

(b) is in the process of being done by or in relation to the Regional Board immediately before the transfer date,

may be continued by or in relation to the transferee.

6

(1) In any statutory provision or statutory document—

(a) which relates to anything transferred by virtue of the scheme, and

(b) which is in effect immediately before the transfer date,

any reference to the Regional Board is to be construed, in relation to any time after the transfer date, as or as including a reference to the transferee.

(2) Sub-paragraph (1) does not apply—

(a) to a reference if specific provision for that reference is made by or under this Act; or

(b) if the context requires otherwise.

SCHEDULE 4

PART 1 — Accounts and reports of the Regional Board

1

(1) The Department must make arrangements for—

(a) a statement of accounts; and

(b) a report,

to be prepared in relation to the Regional Board for the relevant period.

(2) The statement of accounts and report may—

(a) be in such form, and

(b) contain such information,

as the Department consider appropriate.

(3) The Department must, within such time after the end of the relevant period as it considers appropriate, send a copy of the statement of accounts to the Comptroller and Auditor General.

(4) In this paragraph “the relevant period” means the period—

(a) beginning on the 1st April 2021; and

(b) ending immediately before the date on which the dissolution of the Regional Board by section 1 comes into operation.

(5) The Comptroller and Auditor General must—

(a) examine and report on any copy of the statement of accounts received under sub-paragraph (3); and

(b) send a copy of the report to the Department.

(6) The Department must lay before the Assembly—

(a) a copy of the statement of accounts;

(b) a copy of the Comptroller and Auditor General’s report;

(7) In this paragraph “the Comptroller and Auditor General” means the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland.

PART 2 — Other transitional provision

General provision

2

(1) In any statutory provision or statutory document, any reference to the Regional Board, in relation to any time after the dissolution date, is to be read as a reference to the Department.

(2) Anything which was done before the dissolution date by or in relation to the Regional Board, if in effect immediately before that day, is to continue to have effect to the same extent and subject to the same provisions as if it had been done by, or in relation to the Department.

(3) Anything (including any legal proceedings) in the process of being done by or in relation to the Regional Board immediately before the dissolution date may be continued by or in relation to the Department.

(4) Sub-paragraphs (1) to (3) do not apply—

(a) to a reference, or thing done, if specific provision for that reference, or thing, is made by or under this Act; or

(b) if the context requires otherwise.

(5) Nothing in this Act or regulations under it affects the validity of anything done by, or in relation to, the Regional Board before the dissolution date.

(6) In this paragraph “the dissolution date” means the date on which the dissolution of the Regional Board by section 1 comes into operation.

Specific provision

3

(1) This paragraph applies to any authorisation under Article 3(1) of the 1994 Order that is in effect on the day on which the repeal of that Article comes into operation and provides for an HSC trust to exercise any function other than a social care and children function (within the meaning of Article 10A of the 1991 Order).

(2) The authorisation has effect after that day, so far as it relates to that function, as if it were a delegation direction under Article 10B(1) of the 1991 Order.

(3) Accordingly, so far as is necessary for the purposes of sub-paragraph (2)—

(a) any provision made by such an authorisation in relation to the Regional Board has effect in relation to the Department;

(b) any reference to the Regional Board is to be read as, or as including, a reference to the Department;

(c) (in accordance with paragraph (b)) any reference to a function exercised on behalf of the Regional Board is to be read as, or as including, a reference to a function exercised on behalf of the Department.

(4) Anything which before that day was done by or in relation to the Regional Board in relation to any function exercised on its behalf by an HSC trust by virtue of such an authorisation, if in effect immediately before that day, is to continue to have effect to the same extent and subject to the same provisions as if it had been done by, or in relation to, the Department.

(5) Anything (including any legal proceedings) in the process of being done by or in relation to the Regional Board immediately before that day may, so far as it relates to any function exercised on behalf of the Board by an HSC trust by virtue of such an authorisation, be continued by or in relation to the Department.

(6) Any reference in any statutory provision or statutory document to an authorisation under Article 3(1) of the 1994 Order is to be read as, or as including, a reference to a delegation direction under Article 10B(1) of the 1991 Order.

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(1) This paragraph applies to any direction that was given under Article 57C(1) of the 1972 Order and is in force on the date on which paragraph 25 of Schedule 1 comes into operation.

(2) Any direction to which this paragraph applies is to continue in force after that date (unless revoked) as if it were a scheme made under that Article as amended by paragraph 25 of Schedule 1.

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(1) This paragraph applies to any scheme that was made under an order under Schedule 9 to the 1972 Order and is in force on the date on which paragraph 51 of Schedule 1 comes into operation.

(2) Any scheme to which this paragraph applies is to continue in force after that date as if it were a scheme provided for in regulations made by the Department under paragraph 1A of Schedule 9 to the 1972 Order.

(3) Nothing in sub-paragraph (2) prevents the Department from revoking such a scheme by regulations made under paragraph 1A of Schedule 9 to the 1972 Order.

Transfer of the Regional Board’s functions

Continuation of Local Commissioning Groups

Schemes for transfer of assets and liabilities

Transitional provision

Interpretation

Commencement

Short title

Editorial notes

[^key-009dbbaa0cc0e1cfda960837d7ba3107]: Sch. 1 para. 22 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-00d73b8c215e571d054cce9b6d89bfe3]: Sch. 1 para. 147 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-015784aba45ea450a1e55b618b10a5f2]: Sch. 1 para. 48 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-0163a4e7bd68e825a33b39bd0d3e3223]: Sch. 1 para. 83 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-019c04fead2741abeb0f83c1c8df3083]: Sch. 1 para. 159 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-020b5c1c66c7eee6a9766ef73ca89fb2]: Sch. 1 para. 213 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-024262d0e184be466a4dd4c13c467534]: Sch. 1 para. 187 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-02feff59f209401cfe0d82ee3a29ea30]: Sch. 1 para. 181 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-0390f2de1a471033a896361621fd9203]: Sch. 1 para. 251 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-04cf9a265259484a564f4c6497c7052a]: Sch. 1 para. 172 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-052a5ddb323077ba7e94181da449d085]: Sch. 1 para. 32 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-053b0bd1b59693b13c8008f44bd75ec4]: Sch. 1 para. 175 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-058dafa49d04fe0113220bf03179d42a]: Sch. 2 para. 7 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(c)

[^key-058fefec91690c4229ee782abb1c9754]: Sch. 1 para. 4 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-06b7481f16f73b24fb99a16c4a25af5b]: Sch. 2 para. 1 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(c)

[^key-06e7fd5c5f6cf2ed57003ec5621c13fb]: Sch. 1 para. 254 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-0716c5166dee3a5bb0a80a6ae75bd19c]: Sch. 1 para. 140 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-07509138ca439d9e28ae4af4b22f3005]: Sch. 2 para. 4 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(c)

[^key-078b8f307e97ba4e83b53e390b80bb3b]: Sch. 2 para. 5 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(c)

[^key-07a470df27300db57a3227f88be7e9da]: Sch. 1 para. 65 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-080dae49c17a6d045a96352e118226da]: Sch. 1 para. 147 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-081c2280b54fb366cd9b17b592477e0e]: Sch. 1 para. 157 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-081e07ecd38a09ea19334da13f06c28d]: Sch. 1 para. 46 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-087679d9cca8612fd039b3bfca3af4b4]: Sch. 1 para. 69 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-08c40ddc20e860f3d31519425f69ac9f]: Sch. 1 para. 70 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-090b4d22062781629a799f2c4f121201]: Sch. 1 para. 106 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-0957a6a52ba9cdeca12f5350627eb9ad]: Sch. 1 para. 197 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-0a209f811432e07b30e424025c92cac6]: Sch. 1 para. 77 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-0b4f18e331f45db808dfac0ddfb84585]: Sch. 1 para. 194 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-0b58ce3545b989db15a315385f8d0719]: Sch. 1 para. 240 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-0bd2bc1b6567c960f232dbfebe655eed]: Sch. 1 para. 218 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-0c4be1d274741a903266626f275595af]: Sch. 1 para. 250 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-0cc67f2eb136fbccf7e5c5dd9c4dde83]: Sch. 1 para. 168 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-0d3eb5a4b8db40178580105425e69a05]: Sch. 1 para. 230 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-0d4ff275fa1d06ba80ae387fc7bdfb60]: Sch. 1 para. 139 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-0db8b6754e6ebc9cb8cb2592a549b9fa]: Sch. 1 para. 64 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-0f5e34acaf812b9d3ff9b83a3c8c726b]: Sch. 1 para. 251 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-100a1331f939c828582fab9c60faa924]: Sch. 1 para. 31 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-1073de3bd9660834c701b29dc7849f17]: Sch. 1 para. 186 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-114d37e8acf82083ba83007649566b57]: Sch. 1 para. 171 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-114e6d08d907b59a7cb9f888f812cff5]: Sch. 1 para. 34 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-11e405eef43c8bf2033d3143d537e8ed]: Sch. 1 para. 64 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-11ec488464437acd8d374c541d3eb989]: Sch. 1 para. 60 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-1240d5c7694b3ae967961a37275d4ca5]: S. 2 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-12502f728010c511597ddd8b32992524]: Sch. 1 para. 190 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-12632af12b916f01015f1d9b26173acc]: Sch. 1 para. 156 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-129ddc62eaa3edfd8bde4741a264b092]: Sch. 1 para. 191 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-12d1904bbde10a22e0164a351b5a3a53]: Sch. 1 para. 14 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-131c050b8ce102d9166e28932394cbfa]: Sch. 1 para. 53 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-132ab9048217a64e44ba0002c023d61d]: Sch. 1 para. 218 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-134cee409007c8b2814c2e66b1f9c63e]: Sch. 1 para. 110 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-13604a93a9d78b5c77f65fa49fd18438]: Sch. 2 para. 8 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(c)

[^key-13ecc589b69e2c9b5d2c64eb86b11ad6]: Sch. 1 para. 195 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-143839aba2fc663628a492c12ec6d715]: Sch. 1 para. 129 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-147a81bf4addeeb9d0b7312c36747d71]: Sch. 4 para. 4 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(d)

[^key-14abdd633e59c1bffd879b16d7fcf06f]: Sch. 1 para. 132 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-14b189dfdf137a7468ad6ba0ba2738cf]: Sch. 1 para. 167 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-150220f49828426ec45078ad44f0add3]: Sch. 1 para. 15 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-1508dbb394f6bff6af48630d036df660]: Sch. 1 para. 95 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-157847f3878698d1aeeb9ae41cff666d]: Sch. 1 para. 80 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-161ec2fc09d19e35410d92563c79ca2c]: Sch. 1 para. 212 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-16514f6357ac081954e7c99162cd23de]: Sch. 1 para. 120 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-16b7d8c70eff356bc87af7c293f41536]: Sch. 1 para. 131 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-17220c4bb2404091d075f7e49bf8e3fa]: Sch. 1 para. 29 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-1743c8f365c74d13e0caa6c6f9da3cb4]: Sch. 1 para. 240 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-174b30375519d940692044a0f52237b0]: Sch. 1 para. 128 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-17b3ccaccbcd61eb3f328fbb5e739ea3]: Sch. 1 para. 160 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-17f657e441538256ad7240375acdb849]: Sch. 4 para. 3 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(d)

[^key-18a9d85be7d80bffccd8e7284333feb0]: Sch. 1 para. 223 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-18d2ef6a5ba6fdfe3ac058dbc750b9ea]: Sch. 1 para. 205 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-18eae5cb2472c5266bf9d73c69f6d658]: Sch. 1 para. 209 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-195f05746e8ec977c41009c0f4590e32]: Sch. 4 para. 4 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(d)

[^key-1992b9b2b372b6be7f10c8d5d63c9b62]: Sch. 1 para. 208 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-1a916403ecfad36ad41c362ac2a5c1ba]: Sch. 2 para. 11 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(c)

[^key-1ae465fa55c03d6291486f43dc08c04c]: Sch. 1 para. 207 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-1bbe709f2ebc65ec194fb20b1a36713e]: Sch. 1 para. 149 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-1be6a707f24d1f0bb6467e1517684aff]: Sch. 1 para. 239 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-1c33822836a45d4fa0fb35294d8a9e62]: Sch. 1 para. 76 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-1c7fd13ba21117a2ef4ac3a718454eae]: Sch. 1 para. 189 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-1c9ff8be284f8062a850250ab1d0c401]: Sch. 1 para. 253 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-1df818873f020269b8a591dfa29d05d2]: Sch. 1 para. 13 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-1e321781679fd3a8c7577b19ee31ddb9]: Sch. 1 para. 109 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-1f3b00e9b5f37a692a056f47bb80b2e8]: Sch. 1 para. 257 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-1fe93158ea5ad8973143693243c8b08b]: Sch. 1 para. 129 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-207823316e02de7dfb16bbba53f7f679]: Sch. 1 para. 7 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-20899bd6f931d943ad16d32338f39345]: Sch. 1 para. 222 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-23052ed07be9a446f7f17db7db063108]: Sch. 1 para. 255 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-237129344db1276c237e7dfbbfd08ca2]: Sch. 1 para. 213 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-23d8f296ef42988d02c4da0758ea996c]: Sch. 1 para. 132 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-23fd82d27b2db8eb8615d112b06e5560]: Sch. 1 para. 230 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-253883a2446b34754ad815f078453449]: Sch. 1 para. 8 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-271fbcbbecd06055922b9306ea8bef5f]: Sch. 1 para. 185 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-27859171954e7fab949189a5ed48b674]: Sch. 1 para. 198 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-281f31e65c02482407864a563680fefd]: Sch. 1 para. 170 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-2865b043f681ea878f77caa01e5efa73]: Sch. 1 para. 114 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-2928df1f27c9ecd9666c443f21c09ad0]: Sch. 1 para. 246 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-29aa09c9116c7437d9879618a3e56122]: Sch. 1 para. 5 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-2a4005a02e3764b5b9452aeca8988013]: Sch. 1 para. 56 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-2b53cdbcdfedae94b64d6e5aa6a30f70]: Sch. 1 para. 9 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-2bb8152e8c7f7a17595eeb0944398508]: Sch. 2 para. 6 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(c)

[^key-2cac98b073602d76ddee03b2bee2596f]: Sch. 1 para. 50 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-2d4cd1239de2b37424fdefae47933183]: Sch. 1 para. 248 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-2dfaef7250d01b4a0d755ade168be303]: Sch. 1 para. 224 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-2fe8376060c687c3945ab79ecf8267fa]: Sch. 1 para. 83 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-3025fe560347a72b14238e66579ba308]: Sch. 2 para. 4 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(c)

[^key-303be1f290c5e636acc2251c5f8267ad]: Sch. 1 para. 216 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-3089e6b70e2362b9614acac906d1c4c4]: S. 9 in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(2)

[^key-3137856914bb454e22f76396cd5010a1]: Sch. 1 para. 189 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-314445ec01574c3bd448b9887bf415c4]: Sch. 1 para. 229 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-31597ed6d560a1db02feb21cac21c88c]: Sch. 1 para. 211 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-316785b47fb6ff9fbfadd8a1da353523]: Sch. 1 para. 122 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-319e5e0aa54176658418e09617fba4b8]: Sch. 3 para. 6 in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(2)

[^key-31ce2cd64b21f4367eb6e78540047518]: Sch. 1 para. 11 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-31e9fbcdd82b4c4c8de6ba21d8e30de8]: Sch. 1 para. 12 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-331480641e39d6361600b53132e32c63]: Sch. 1 para. 37 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-33dbac616bcde385d159d7ac98cc086b]: Sch. 1 para. 241 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-33ee04f9e0a72e9ae806ce865abc4441]: Sch. 1 para. 190 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-3427aebb3c2cce36c6300083c56da95c]: Sch. 1 para. 164 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-3445468f87994b7dc6b653a4022d4e42]: Sch. 1 para. 80 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-3568b620582e155c68b91e64bacf5834]: Sch. 1 para. 68 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-366ed841000f191eb285dd009bdf4716]: Sch. 1 para. 157 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-366f2fd0aad3c5556b56ff467bdbcffa]: Sch. 1 para. 44 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-36c22d3dcce3a41f114b881fa93c622c]: Sch. 1 para. 110 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-36f5fc8b02ec515ad91dd18a2f7d0aac]: Sch. 1 para. 1 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-3886c6e4420f543c813c1c8577110340]: Sch. 1 para. 87 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-393e256b6c066b6a77039e1d52aef381]: Sch. 1 para. 29 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-39447b7114cb7ab9de95721ea2145be9]: Sch. 1 para. 8 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-39dbea6d2aa15324bd33cfb39d522f17]: Sch. 1 para. 37 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-3a1be2ce9a8b968167c0dfdd6279ca0a]: Sch. 1 para. 245 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-3b303eb2434e569e5533c31d76d50688]: S. 1 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(a)

[^key-3b97c8dae0726ed3bca472c276af8580]: Sch. 1 para. 115 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-3c07b8522f4a3b356d8e2c5607ca36f1]: Sch. 1 para. 98 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-3c19d76c0f020837e7e05ec534a67334]: Sch. 1 para. 135 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-3cce4af2bdcebf7343c9f9a2404b3177]: Sch. 1 para. 75 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-3cd538cbb61e690c0a7b1925041a2bc2]: Sch. 2 para. 8 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(c)

[^key-3cee47daf8d5c0a2e9d93d3359b124c0]: Sch. 1 para. 150 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-3d0668ab0ca5e7105658245cf3ae5275]: Sch. 1 para. 169 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-3da191b5c8ba5001678d63a2c05e4374]: Sch. 1 para. 51 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-3dc791272ef2f939c40e6708d86b3752]: Sch. 1 para. 121 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-3e65d5300b4266f442666b78f7443abb]: Sch. 1 para. 128 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-3e8fe4a2f93a042c967abf3bbccf86c8]: Sch. 1 para. 174 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-3ffe1f865a46a3e9ffd2a0d1441a8d01]: Sch. 1 para. 156 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-405f15e44df0e931b06f91d8e72f78b0]: Sch. 1 para. 126 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-409e3af9f6472b2e0606cbac818f3a56]: Sch. 1 para. 226 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-40d3f8b63d99ed30443c785ceb552503]: Sch. 1 para. 81 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-4205945e8c80c77f0162bb05c8911fb7]: Sch. 1 para. 201 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-43624303ca211b5849580ea960582531]: Sch. 1 para. 79 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-43f531c505819af21b5ca2af03ba5b09]: Sch. 1 para. 221 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-44337910c17bad291b4e626ed528c547]: Sch. 1 para. 82 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-4494275a6c91096806ce33e3ce2bc6b4]: Sch. 1 para. 78 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-44f9115d6a61e7661f865111b2736708]: Sch. 3 para. 1 in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(2)

[^key-465cfbc3915e8e4da50ccd30196798dd]: Sch. 1 para. 118 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-47025df34eed31cc7f1a1793d55bc2a8]: Sch. 1 para. 59 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-47529a9948f194cdce47a16e7b8ae873]: Sch. 1 para. 102 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-477bad78f29e2867e2802fbc583120f9]: Sch. 1 para. 165 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-47989cef837a1accb42485143e102322]: Sch. 1 para. 227 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-48585059b7731a33006b3d7cc2dbfcf4]: Sch. 1 para. 96 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-486d183af2fcbcda29ddf6dfb84894bd]: Sch. 1 para. 252 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-486feec515df7ee6831633851533eb91]: Sch. 1 para. 84 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-48b5c75be4a2b9710b89ef5603dc0ae5]: Sch. 1 para. 164 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-490afc50450c71477db0bd00f18e30a6]: Sch. 1 para. 195 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-4956e435aa98d8400153264eb41755c4]: Sch. 1 para. 31 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-49b000398b99bc952975f3e0c8c63e4e]: Sch. 1 para. 97 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-49cf15653fa427b55f89c25df4d4fe5a]: Sch. 1 para. 51 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-4bab7a8316f627c4d798b939fc3f810e]: Sch. 4 para. 5 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(d)

[^key-4bbaf2938c33d3130fefe5756291e89f]: Sch. 1 para. 123 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-4cde47ed8cc3e7217d7c24582732144b]: Sch. 1 para. 145 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-4cfa2c188ded858b652440af7f0952f7]: Sch. 1 para. 108 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-4d009a22301ac36bcf0b3f0ecc1816e3]: Sch. 1 para. 70 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-4d1b2f981511d59c391a15ee5320fb33]: Sch. 1 para. 204 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-4d558564c467efa3e13105cbc9e94587]: Sch. 1 para. 212 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-4da41a53589509a33df75abcf5cb76aa]: Sch. 2 para. 10 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(c)

[^key-4e14c8894e98f9f9525721348fdc6b78]: S. 6(1)(a)(2)(3) in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(2)

[^key-4f51e01b3e81fd2b97c8866e31144a6c]: Sch. 1 para. 207 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-4fc2f22225a915719eeb023213ed6979]: Sch. 1 para. 21 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-507cf71f812c360ad97aee9b61315b27]: Sch. 1 para. 43 in operation at 1.4.2022 by S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)

[^key-50eeaa7e19e19b9b2cf76a7318712419]: Sch. 1 para. 17 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-510471c033c57f7e397d681176eeb2f5]: Sch. 1 para. 71 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

[^key-516e0d1a17afe101f20c0130f9b374b1]: Sch. 1 para. 123 not in operation at Royal Assent, see s. 8(1)(b)

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