Public access to meetings of certain bodiesN.I.
54.—(1) Sections 23 to 27 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 (c. 9) (which provide for public access to meetings of a district council and for the publication of information concerning such meetings) shall, with the modifications set out in subsection (2) apply in relation to meetings of—
[F1(a)F2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(aa)the Regional Agency;
(b)RBSO;]
(c)a special agency;
(d)an [F3HSC trust];
[F4(e)the Patient and Client Council, and]
(f)the Northern Ireland Social Care Council,
as they apply in relation to meetings of a district council.
(2) The modifications are—
(a)any reference to a district council shall be read as a reference to a body mentioned in subsection (1); and
(b)any reference to councillors or members of the council shall be read as a reference to members of such a body.
F5(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
F1S. 54(1)(a)(aa)(b) substituted (1.4.2009) for s. 54(1)(a)(b) by Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 1), ss. 32, 34(3), Sch. 6 para. 18(2)(a); S.R. 2009/114, art. 2
F2S. 54(1)(a) omitted (1.4.2022) by virtue of Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3), s. 8(1)(b), Sch. 1 para. 189(4); S.R. 2022/102, art. 2(b)
F3Words in Act substituted (1.4.2009) by Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 1), ss. 32, 34(3), Sch. 6 para. 1(1)(d) (with Sch. 6 para. 1(3)); S.R. 2009/114, art. 2
F4S. 54(1)(e) substituted (1.4.2009) by Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 1), ss. 32, 34(3), Sch. 6 para. 18(2)(b); S.R. 2009/114, art. 2
F5S. 54(3) repealed (1.4.2009) by Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 1), ss. 33, 34(3), Sch. 7; S.R. 2009/114, art. 2