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Chief inspector may seek District Court order for cancellation or variation of registration.
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59.— (1) If the chief inspector believes on reasonable grounds that there is a risk to the life, or a serious risk to the health or welfare, of the persons resident in a designated centre, because of any act, failure to act or negligence on the part of—
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(a) the registered provider carrying on the business of the designated centre, or
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(b) a person acting on behalf of the registered provider,
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the chief inspector may apply to the District Court for an order—
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(i) cancelling the registration of the designated centre,
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(ii) varying or removing any condition attached to the registration of the designated centre, or
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(iii) attaching an additional condition to the registration of the designated centre.
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(2) Notice of an application for a final determination of the matters that are the subject of the application must be given by the chief inspector to the registered provider.
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(3) The District Court, on hearing an application under this section, may make an order—
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(a) in the terms sought by the chief inspector in the application, or
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(b) in other terms as the Court considers appropriate.
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(4) An application under subsection (1) shall be made to a District Court judge assigned to the district in which the designated centre is located.
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