Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022

Amendment of section 16N of Principal Act

10. Section 16N of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in subsection (2)—

(i) in paragraph (a), by the substitution of “shall be appointed by the Minister, after consultation with the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth,” for “shall be appointed by the Minister”,

(ii) by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (b):

“(b) At least 2 of the persons appointed under paragraph (a) shall be persons who, in the opinion of the Minister, after consultation with the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, have experience of, or expertise in, advocacy in relation to matters affecting patients or recipients of services from or on behalf of the Executive.”,

and

(iii) in paragraph (d), by the substitution of “in the opinion of the Minister, after consultation with the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth,” for “in the opinion of the Minister,”,

(b) in subsection (3), by the substitution of “The Minister, after consultation with the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, shall” for “The Minister shall”,

(c) in subsection (4), by the substitution of “as the Minister, after consultation with the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, shall determine” for “as the Minister shall determine”,

(d) in subsection (5), by the substitution of “as the Minister, after consultation with the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, shall determine” for “as the Minister shall determine”,

(e) in subsection (6), by the substitution of “as the Minister, after consultation with the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, shall determine” for “as the Minister shall determine”,

(f) in subsection (10), by the substitution of “sent to the Minister and notified to the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth” for “sent to the Minister”, and

(g) in subsection (11), by the substitution of “The Minister, after notifying the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, shall” for “The Minister shall”.