Health Act 2007 (Registration of Designated Centres for Persons (Children and Adults) with Disabilities) Regulations 2013.
Statutory Instruments
Source: Statutory Instruments

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paragraphs: (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Act 2007 (Registration of Designated Centres for Persons (Children and Adults) with Disabilities) Regulations 2013.
(2) These Regulations come into operation on 1 November, 2013.
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paragraphs: “the Act” means the Health Act 2007 ;
(a) under Regulation 9, by a registered provider from the date specified in Regulation 9(3); or
(b) under Regulation 10, by a person carrying on the business of a designated centre in accordance with section 69 of the Act from 1 November, 2013 until such time as registration is granted by the chief inspector under section 50 of the Act and the person accordingly becomes the designated centre’s registered provider;
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paragraphs: (1) For the purposes of subparagraph (b)(i) of the definition of “service provider” in section 2(1) of the Act, the prescribed amount shall be €10,000.
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paragraphs: (1) The chief inspector shall establish and maintain a separate register for each category of designated centre referred to in these regulations.
(2) In addition to the requirements set out in section 49(1) of the Act, the chief inspector shall enter in a register—
(a) a statement of the maximum number of residents who may be accommodated at any one time at the designated centre during the period of registration as the chief inspector may decide from time to time, whether such maximum number is provided for in a condition attaching to the registration, or otherwise; and
(b) such other particulars relating to the designated centre deemed relevant by the chief inspector.
(3) When entering the name of a registered provider in accordance with section 49(1)(b) of the Act, the chief inspector shall enter the name of—
(i) the individual, where the registered provider is a natural person;
(ii) all partners, where the registered provider is a partnership;
(iii) all directors, where the registered provider is a company;
(iv) the name of the governing body where the registered provider is a body established under the Health Acts 1947 to 2013 or a body established under the Health (Corporate Bodies) Act 1961 ; and
(v) all members of the committee of management or other controlling authority where the registered provider is an unincorporated body.
(4) The chief inspector shall amend a register—
(a) on receiving confirmation under Regulation 7 of any change to information supplied for registration purposes where the change is acceptable to the chief inspector;
(b) on the taking effect in accordance with section 55(3) of the Act of a decision notified to the registered provider under section 55(1) of the Act;
(i) to vary or remove a condition attached to registration of a desig-nated centre, or
(ii) to attach an additional condition to registration of a designated centre or
(c) when complying with an order by the District Court in accordance with section 57(4) to vary or remove a condition or attach an additional condition.
(5) When the chief inspector receives notice under Regulation 11 from a registered provider of intention to cease to carry on the business of the designated centre and close the designated centre, the chief inspector shall make a note to that effect in the appropriate register.
(6) The chief inspector shall note the appropriate register where a person has been appointed by or under the law to take charge of a designated centre in place of its registered provider.
(7) When the chief inspector has been notified by a person under section 69 of the Act that the person is carrying on the business of a designated centre, the chief inspector shall note on a register the name and address of the designated centre and the name and address of the person carrying on the business of the designated centre.
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paragraphs: (1) A person seeking to register a designated centre, including a person carrying on the business of a designated centre in accordance with section 69 of the Act, shall make an application for its registration to the chief inspector in the form determined by the chief inspector and shall include the information set out in Schedule 1.