Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2022

Regulations governing registration under this Act

55. The Act of 2007 is amended by the substitution of the following section for section 99:

“99. (1) Without limiting the generality of section 98, the Minister, after such consultation with the Minister for Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth as may be appropriate, may, subject to subsection (2), make regulations (other than in respect of matters to which subsection (2) relates) governing the registration of persons under this Act in respect of designated centres, including but not limited to regulations—

(a) respecting the making of applications for registration,

(b) prescribing the contents of certificates of registration,

(c) respecting the giving of notice by a registered provider, in respect of a designated centre, of any intended change in the identity of the person carrying on or managing the designated centre,

(d) respecting the giving of notice by a registered provider, in respect of a designated centre which is carried on or managed by a body corporate, of changes in the ownership of the body corporate or the identity of its officers,

(e) prescribing an annual fee payable by a registered provider at such a time as may be prescribed, and

(f) prescribing the notice to be given by a registered provider of a designated centre of intention to cease to carry on its business and close the designated centre.

(2) 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, after such consultation with the Minister as may be appropriate, may make regulations governing the registration of persons under this Act in respect of designated centres, including but not limited to regulations—

(a) respecting the making of applications for registration,

(b) prescribing the contents of certificates of registration,

(c) respecting the giving of notice by a registered provider, in respect of a designated centre, of any intended change in the identity of the person carrying on or managing the designated centre,

(d) respecting the giving of notice by a registered provider, in respect of a designated centre which is carried on or managed by a body corporate, of changes in the ownership of the body corporate or the identity of its officers,

(e) prescribing an annual fee payable by a registered provider at such a time as may be prescribed, and

(f) prescribing the notice to be given by a registered provider of a designated centre of intention to cease to carry on its business and close the designated centre.”.