Source: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1989/10/section/2
Timestamp: 2020-02-21 19:08:29
Document Index: 108955141

Matched Legal Cases: ['art. 2', 'art. 1', 'art. 3', 'art. 185', 'art. 2', 'art. 38', 'art. 2', 'art. 2']

There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Disabled Persons (Northern Ireland) Act 1989, Section 2.
(1)A [F1relevant authority] shall permit the authorised representative of a disabled person, if requested by the disabled person—
(b)to accompany the disabled person (otherwise than as his representative) to any meeting or interview held by or on behalf of the [F1relevant authority] in connection with the provision of any such services for him.
(2)For the purpose of assisting the authorised representative of a disabled person to do any of the things mentioned in subsection (1)(a) and (b) a [F1relevant authority] shall, if requested by the disabled person—
that the disabled person would be entitled to require the [F1relevant authority] to supply to him or (as the case may be) to make available for his inspection.
(4)A [F1relevant authority] shall not be required by virtue of subsection (1) or (2)—
if the [F1relevant authority] is satisfied that to do so would be likely to be harmful to the interests of the disabled person by whom or on whose behalf the representative has been appointed; and in determining that matter the [F1relevant authority] shall have regard to any wishes expressed by the disabled person.
(b)in residential accommodation provided under [F2section 2(1)(b) of the Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 and Article] 15 of the 1972 Order, or
[F3(d)in a residential care home or nursing home within the meaning of the Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003; or]
[F4(e)in accommodation provided by or on behalf of a relevant authority under Part IV of the Children (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 or by a voluntary organisation or other person in accordance with arrangements made by a relevant authority under Article 18 of that Order, or]
(6)The Department may, after consulting such bodies as appear to it to be appropriate, provide by order for any of the preceding provisions of this section to have effect (with such modifications as may be prescribed by the order) in relation to the provision by Boards [F6or HSS trusts] of such health services as may be specified by the order.
(7)The Department of Education for Northern Ireland may, after consulting such bodies as appear to it to be appropriate, provide by order for any of subsections (1) to (5) to have effect (with such modifications as may be prescribed by the order) in relation to the provision by [F7the Authority] of such services as may be specified by the order.
F1Words in s. 2 substituted (1.4.1994) by S.I. 1994/429 (N.I. 2), arts. 1(3), 7(1), Sch. 1
F2Words in s. 2(5)(b) substituted (1.4.2009) by Health and Social Care (Reform) Act (Northern Ireland) 2009 (c. 1), s. 34(3), Sch. 6 para. 12; S.R. 2009/114, art. 2
F3S. 2(5)(d) substituted (1.4.2005) by The Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (Northern Ireland) Order 2003 (S.I. 2003/431), art. 1(3), Sch. 4; S.R. 2005/44, art. 3, Sch. 1 (with arts. 4-13)
F4S. 2(5)(e) substituted (4.11.1996) by S.I. 1995/755 (N.I. 2), art. 185(1), Sch. 9 para. 169 (with Sch. 8 para. 1); S.I. 1996/297, art. 2(2)
F5S. 2(5)(f) repealed (1.4.1993) by S.I. 1992/3204 (N.I. 20), art. 38, Sch. 2; S.R. 1993/75, art. 2
F6Words in s. 2(6) inserted (1.4.1994) by S.I. 1994/429 (N.I. 2), arts. 1(3), 7(1), Sch. 1
F7Words in s. 2(7) substituted (1.4.2015) by Education Act (Northern Ireland) 2014 (c. 12), Sch. 3 para. 10(1) (with Sch. 2 para. 4(3)); S.R. 2015/35, art. 2(b)