SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 7 N.I.Safeguarding of vulnerable groups: Northern Ireland

Restriction of definition of vulnerable adults N.I.

2 (1) In Article 2 of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Northern Ireland) Order 2007 (interpretation of Order), in the first paragraph (2)— N.I.

(a) after the definition of “the 2003 Order” insert—

““adult” means a person who has attained the age of 18;”, and

(b) in the definition of “vulnerable adult”, for the words “must be construed in accordance with Article 3” substitute “ means any adult to whom an activity which is a regulated activity relating to vulnerable adults by virtue of any paragraph of paragraph 7(1) of Schedule 2 is provided ”.

(2) Omit Article 3 of the Order of 2007 (definition of vulnerable adults).

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 7 para. 2 in force at 10.9.2012 immediately after the coming into force of the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order 2012 (S.I. 2012/2157) by S.I. 2012/2234, art. 2(z)(i)