2019 No. 193

Mental Capacity

The Mental Capacity (Research) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019

Made

Coming into operation

The Department of Health F1, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 132 of the Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 F2, makes the following Regulations:

Annotations:
Amendments (Textual)

Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

These Regulations may be cited as the Mental Capacity (Research) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2019 and shall come into operation on 1st October 2019.

2

In these Regulations “HSC Trust” has the same meaning as in the Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016.

Appropriate body for the purpose of researchF32

For the purpose of section 132(4) of the Act, the following persons, committees or other bodies are appropriate bodies—

a

HSC Research Ethics Committee A;

b

HSC Research Ethics Committee B;

c

Office of Research Ethics Committees Northern Ireland;

d

Open University Human Research Ethics Committee;

e

Queen’s University Research Governance, Ethics and Integrity Committee;

f

Ulster University Research Ethics Committee; and

g

the following Research Ethics Committees overseen by the Health Research Authority’s Research Ethics Service—

i

East of England – Essex;

ii

East of England – Cambridge Central;

iii

London – Camden and Kings Cross;

iv

London – Brighton and Sussex;

v

London – Bromley;

vi

London – Camberwell St Giles;

vii

London – Harrow;

viii

London – Queen Square;

ix

London – South East;

x

Social Care Research Ethics Committee;

xi

North East – Newcastle and North Tyneside 1;

xii

North East – Newcastle and North Tyneside 2;

xiii

North West – Greater Manchester South;

xiv

North West – Haydock;

xv

South Central – Hampshire A;

xvi

South Central – Berkshire;

xvii

South Central – Oxford C;

xviii

Wales Research Ethics Committee 1;

xix

Wales Research Ethics Committee 2;

xx

Wales Research Ethics Committee 3;

xxi

Wales Research Ethics Committee 4;

xxii

Wales Research Ethics Committee 5;

xxiii

Wales Research Ethics Committee 6;

xxiv

Wales Research Ethics Committee 7;

xxv

West Midlands – Coventry and Warwickshire;

xxvi

Yorkshire and the Humber – Bradford Leeds;

xxvii

Yorkshire and the Humber – Leeds East; and

xxviii

Yorkshire and the Humber – Leeds West.

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Health on 27th September 2019.

Mark Lee A senior officer of theDepartment of Health.

(This note is not part of the Order)

These Regulations provides who the appropriate body for approving research conducted under Part 8 of the Mental Capacity Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 is.