Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(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(1);
“the 2006 Regulations” means the Recovery of Health Services Charges (General) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2006(2).
Amendment of the principal Regulations
2. The principal Regulations are amended in accordance with Schedule 1.
Amendment of the 2006 Regulations
3. The 2006 Regulations are amended in accordance with Schedule 2.
Saving
4. 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.
L.S.
Julie Thompson
A senior officer of the
Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety