Draft Regulations laid before the Assembly under section 2(14) of the Period Products (Free Provision) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022, for approval by resolution of the Assembly
Draft Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
Period Products (free Provision)
Made
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Coming into operation
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The Department of Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(1), (7)(a) and (b) and (13) of the Period Products (Free Provision) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022(1) and after consultation in accordance with section 2(8)(a) of that Act, makes the following Regulations.
1. Thes Regulations may be cited as the Period Products (Department of Justice Specified Public Service Bodies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024 and shall come into operation on xxxx 2024.
2. In these Regulations—
““accommodation” means accommodation leased or owned by a specific public service body for the purpose of effecting its statutory functions;
“PSNI” means the Police Service of Northern Ireland as established under the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000(2);
“NIPB” means the Northern Ireland Policing Board as established under the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000;
“OPONI” means the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland as established under the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 1998(3);
“PBNI” means the Probation Board for Northern Ireland as established under the Probation Board (Northern Ireland) Order 1982(4);
“CJINI” means the office of the Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland as established under the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002(5);
“NIPF” means the Northern Ireland Police Fund as established under the Northern Ireland Police Fund Regulations 2016(6);
“RUCGF” means The Royal Ulster Constabulary GC Foundation as established under the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2000;
“PRRT” means the Police Rehabilitation and Retraining Trust as established under the Police Rehabilitation and Retaining Trust Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2014(7);
“service users” means persons who are in the premises of a specified public service body to make use of the services to the public provided there by the specified public body;
“staff” means employees or agency workers in the premises of a specified public service body;
“the Act” means the Period Products (Free Provision) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022; and
“visitors” means persons with legitimate reason for being in the premises of a specified public service body, such as attending meetings or events or providing a function or service.”
3. The bodies listed in the Schedule are specified as public service as public service bodies to which the duty in section 2(3) of the Act applies.
4. For the purposes of section 2(3) of the Act—
(a)the descriptions of premises listed in column 2 of the Table below are to be treated as being premises of the specified public service body listed at column 1; and
(b)the descriptions of persons listed in column 3 of the Table below are to be treated as being in the premises of the specified public body listed at column 1.
| Column 1 – Specified Public Service Body | Column 2 – Descriptions of Premises | Column 3 – Descriptions of Persons in Premises | |
|---|---|---|---|
| (a) (i) | PSNI | All staffed buildings used for the delivery to the public and which are normally open to the public | (i) service users (ii) staff (iii) visitors |
| (a) (ii) | PSNI | PSNI administrative accommodation | (i) staff (ii) visitors |
| (b) (i) | NIPB | All staffed buildings used for the delivery to the public and which are normally open to the public | (i) service users (ii) staff (iii) visitors |
| (b) (ii) | NIPB | NIPB administrative accommodation | (i) staff (ii) visitors |
| (c) (i) | OPONI | All staffed buildings used for the delivery to the public and which are normally open to the public | (i) service users (ii) staff (iii) visitors |
| (c) (ii) | OPONI | OPONI administrative accommodation | (i) staff (ii) visitors |
| (d) (i) | PBNI | All staffed buildings used for the delivery to the public and which are normally open to the public | (i) service users (ii) staff (iii) visitors |
| (d) (ii) | PBNI | PBNI administrative accommodation | (i) staff (ii) visitors |
| (e) (i) | CJINI | All staffed buildings used for the delivery to the public and which are normally open to the public | (i) service users (ii) staff (iii) visitors |
| (e) (ii) | CJINI | CJINI administrative accommodation | (i) staff (ii) visitors |
| (f) (i) | NIPF | All staffed buildings used for the delivery to the public and which are normally open to the public | (i) service users (ii) staff (iii) visitors |
| (f) (ii) | NIPF | NIPF administrative accommodation | (i) staff (ii) visitors |
| (g) (i) | RUCGCF | All staffed buildings used for the delivery to the public which are normally open to the public | (i) service users (ii) staff (iii) visitors |
| (g) (ii) | RUCGCF | RUCGCF administrative accommodation | (i) staff (ii) visitors |
| (h) (i) | PRRT | All staffed buildings used for the delivery to the public which are normally open to the public | (i) service users (ii) staff (iii) visitors |
| (h) (ii) | PRRT | PRRT administrative accommodation | (i) staff (ii) visitors |
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Justice on xxxx 2024
Minister’s signature
Minister of Justice
Regulation 3
Public Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI)
Northern Ireland Policing Board (NIPB)
Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland (OPONI)
Probation Board for Northern Ireland (PBNI)
Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice in Northern Ireland (CJINI)
Northern Ireland Police Fund (NIPF)
Royal Ulster Constabulary GC Foundation (RUCGCF)
Police Rehabilitation and Retraining Trust (PRRT)
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
These Regulations are made under section 2(1) of the Period Products (Free Provision) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022. They specify the public service bodies within the functions of the Department of Justice 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. They provide, for the purposes of the Act, descriptions of the premises to be treated as premises.
These Regulations and Explanatory Memorandum have been produced and are available online alongside this Statutory Rule at www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr.
2000 c.32 [to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations]
1998 c.32 [to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations]
S.I. 1982 713 (N.I. 10) [to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations]
2002 c.26 [to which there are amendments not relevant to these Regulations]