Mother and Baby Institutions Payment Scheme Act 2023

Duration of Scheme

6. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Scheme shall cease to operate on the following date (in this Act referred to as the “cessation date”):

(a) the date that is the fifth anniversary of the establishment day, or

(b) such date that the Minister may by order specify that is—

(i) earlier than the date referred to in paragraph (a), and

(ii) not earlier than one year after the date on which the order specifying it is made.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (1), this Act shall continue to apply in respect of an application made in accordance with section 19 that is received by the Chief Deciding Officer before the cessation date.