(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations specify the public service bodies within the functions of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs that are subject to the duty to ensure that period products are obtainable free of charge by persons on their premises who need to use them from a date specified in the Period Products (Free Provision) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022. The following bodies are designated specified public service bodies: the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute; the Livestock and Meat Commission for Northern Ireland; and the Northern Ireland Fishery Harbour Authority.