The Personal Social Services (Direct Payments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1997
The Personal Social Services (Direct Payments) (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 is to come into operation on 1st April 1997. This Order amends the Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 (“the 1972 Order”) and enables the Department of Health and Social Services to make direct payments to persons in respect of their securing the provision of personal social services.