Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022

Amendment of section 16P of Principal Act

12. Section 16P of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (3):

“(3) The Board is accountable—

(a) to the Minister for the performance of its functions under subsections (1) and (2), other than in so far as those functions relate to specialist community-based disability services functions under those subsections, and

(b) to the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth for the performance of its functions under subsections (1) and (2) in so far as those functions relate to the performance by the Executive of its specialist community-based disability services functions under those subsections.”,

(b) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (6):

“(6) (a) The Board shall notify the Minister in writing of any delegation made under subsection (4) and of any revocation of such delegation other than the extent to which any delegation relates to a specialist community-based disability services function of the Executive.

(b) The Board shall notify the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth of any delegation made under subsection (4) and of any revocation of such delegation to the extent to which the delegation relates to a specialist community‑based disability services function of the Executive.”,

and

(c) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (7):

“(7) The Board shall inform the Minister or the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth in writing of any matter that it considers requires the attention of the Minister concerned.”.