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GRANTING OF AN EMERGENCY LICENCE IN EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES REGULATIONS
Statutory Text (5 Articles)
GRANTING OF AN EMERGENCY LICENCE IN
EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES
SUBSIDIARY LEGISLATION 582.10
GRANTING OF AN EMERGENCY LICENCE IN
EXCEPTIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES REGULATIONS
17th March, 2020
LEGAL NOTICE 74 of 2020, as amended by Legal Notice 127 of
2021.
The title of these regulations is the Granting of an
Emergency Licence in Exceptional Circumstances Regulations.
In these regulations, unless the context otherwise
requires
"Act" means the Social Care Standards Authority Act;
"Authority" means the Social Care Standards Authority as
established by virtue of article 5 of the Act;
"Chief Executive Officer" shall have the same meaning as
assigned to it in the Act.
"emergency licence" means a licence issued by the Authority
in exceptional circumstances for the provision of a social welfare
service as defined in article 2 of the Act including for a service being
provided in a particular facility or/and on a number of beds;
"exceptional circumstances" mean circumstances which justify
the suspension of procedures which otherwise would have been
followed, thus ensuring the mitigation of a number of difficulties.
(1) The Authority may, at any time it deems
necessary, grant an emergency licence in exceptional circumstances in
order to provide a social welfare service as defined in article 2 of the
Act including for a service being provided in a particular facility or/
and on a number of beds.
(2)
When an emergency licence is issued, such licence may
contain a number of conditions set by the Authority.
(1)
The emergency licence shall only be issued for a
maximum period of six (6) months but can be withdrawn at any time in
the event that the exceptional circumstances cease to exist or for any
other reason deemed necessary at the discretion of the Chief Executive
Officer of the Authority.
(2)
The emergency licence may be renewed at the discretion
of the Chief Executive Officer of the Authority for such further period
or periods as may be deemed necessary with any period renewed not
exceeding six (6) months.