
1 
These Regulations may be cited as the Period Products (Department for Communities Specified Public Service Bodies) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2025 and shall come into operation on 8th May 2025.
2 
The bodies listed in the Schedule are specified as public service bodies to which the duty in section 2(3) of the Period Products (Free Provision) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 applies.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department for Communities on 6th May 2025
(L.S.)Emma McCullough
A senior officer of the Department for Communities

SCHEDULE

The Armagh Observatory and Planetarium established by Article 3 of the Armagh Observatory and Planetarium (NI) Order 1995;
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland established by Article 3 the Arts Council (Northern Ireland) Order 1995;
The Charity Commission for Northern Ireland established by section 6 of the Charities Act (Northern Ireland) 2008;
Local Government Staff Commission established by section 40 of the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972;
The Northern Ireland Library Authority established by section 1 of the Libraries Act (Northern Ireland) 2008;
The Northern Ireland Housing Executive established by section 1 of the Housing Executive Act (Northern Ireland) 1971 (now repealed), and continues in being under Article 3 of the Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1981;
The Northern Ireland Local Government Officers’ Superannuation Committee established by section 1 of the Local Government (Superannuation) Act (Northern Ireland) 1950;
The National Museums and Galleries of Northern Ireland established by section 3 of the Museums and Galleries (NI) Order 1998;
Sport Northern Ireland established under the Recreation and Youth Service (NI) Order 1986;
The Commissioner for Children and Young People for Northern Ireland established under section 5 of the Commissioner for Children and Young People (Northern Ireland) Order 2003; and
The Commissioner for Older People for Northern Ireland was established under section 1 of the Commissioner for Older People Act (Northern Ireland) 2011.
