1 Citation, commencement and interpretation
1 These Regulations may be cited as the Recovery of Health Services Charges (General) and (Amounts) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2009 and shall come into operation on 1st April 2009.
2 In these Regulations—
“certificate means a certificate of Health Services Charges issued under Article 4 of the Recovery of Health Services Charges (Northern Ireland) Order 2006;
“the principal Regulations” means the Recovery of Health Services Charges (Amounts) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006;
“the 2006 Regulations” means the Recovery of Health Services Charges (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006.
S.R. 2006 No. 507
S.R. 2006 No. 536

2 Amendment of the principal Regulations
The principal Regulations are amended in accordance with Schedule 1.

3 Amendment of the 2006 Regulations
The 2006 Regulations are amended in accordance with Schedule 2.

4 Saving
Notwithstanding regulation 2, the principal Regulations shall continue to have effect in respect of a certificate relating to an incident which occurred before 1st April 2009 as if the amendments made under paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 had not been made.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety on 18th March 2009.
Julie Thompson A senior officer of the Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety