Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022

Amendment of section 32 of Principal Act

26. Section 32 of the Principal Act is amended—

(a) in subsection (1), by the insertion of “, after consultation with the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth or, in so far as the plan relates to the performance by the Executive of its specialist community-based disability services functions, the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, after consultation with the Minister,” after “the Minister”,

(b) in subsection (1A)—

(i) by the insertion of “, after consultation with the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth or, in so far as the service plan relates to the performance by the Executive of its specialist community‑based disability services functions, after amending a section 30B(1) determination, the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, after consultation with the Minister,” after “the Minister” where it first occurs, and

(ii) in paragraph (a), by the insertion of “or the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, as appropriate,” after “the Minister”,

(c) in subsection (3), by the insertion of “or the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth” after “the Minister”,

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

(e) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection (6)—

“(6) Unless the direction or notification relating to an amended service plan is issued by the Minister or the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth within the period specified in subsection (5), the amended service plan is deemed to have been approved by the Minister and the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth, immediately before the end of that period.”,

(f) in subsection (7)—

(i) by the insertion of “or the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth” after “the Minister” where it first occurs, and

(ii) by the insertion of “after consultation with the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth or the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth after consultation with the Minister, as appropriate” after “the Minister”,

and

(g) in subsection (8), by the insertion of “and the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth” after “approved by the Minister”.