Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022

Amendment of section 101 of Act of 2007

57. Section 101 of the Act of 2007 is amended—

(a) by the substitution of the following subsections for subsection (1):

“(1) Without limiting the generality of section 98, for the purpose of ensuring proper standards in relation to designated centres, the Minister (other than in respect of matters to which subsection (1A) relates)—

(a) shall make regulations as the Minister, after such consultation with the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth as may be appropriate, thinks appropriate, and

(b) may make different regulations for different purposes and for different categories of designated centres.

(1A) For the purpose of ensuring proper standards in relation to designated centres, the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, in relation to the performance by the Executive of its specialist community-based disability services functions—

(a) shall make regulations as that Minister, after such consultation with the Minister as may be appropriate, thinks appropriate, and

(b) may make different regulations for different purposes and for different categories of designated centres.”,

and

(b) in subsection (2), by the insertion of “or (1A)” after “subsection (1) ”.