Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2007

I mbeagán focal

Is éard atá sa dlí seo ná Acht forálacha ilghnéitheacha a dhéanann leasuithe ar dhlíthe sláinte eile, go háirithe an tAcht um Lia-Chleachtóirí 2007 agus an tAcht Sláinte 2004. Tugann sé éifeacht reachtúil d’orduithe áirithe a rinneadh faoin Acht um Chomhlachtaí Corparáideacha Sláinte 1961.

Cad a rialaíonn sé

Deimhníonn sé orduithe áirithe a rinneadh faoin Acht um Chomhlachtaí Corparáideacha Sláinte 1961 agus tugann sé éifeacht reachtúil dóibh.
Deimhníonn sé gníomhartha áirithe a rinne comhlachtaí díscaoilte.
Leasaíonn sé an tAcht um Lia-Chleachtóirí 2007.
Leasaíonn sé alt 38 den Acht Sláinte 2004.

Cé a mbaineann sé leis

Comhlachtaí corparáideacha sláinte a bunaíodh faoi alt 3 den Acht um Chomhlachtaí Corparáideacha Sláinte 1961.
Lia-chleachtóirí, mar go leasaítear an tAcht um Lia-Chleachtóirí 2007.

Príomhphointí

Tá éifeacht reachtúil ag gach ordú faoi alt 3 den Acht um Chomhlachtaí Corparáideacha Sláinte 1961 a rinneadh roimh rith an Achta seo.
Meastar go bhfuil gach gníomh a rinne comhlacht a bunaíodh faoi alt 3 den Acht um Chomhlachtaí Corparáideacha Sláinte 1961 bailí agus éifeachtach.
Leasaítear an Chéad Sceideal a ghabhann leis an Acht um Ard-Reachtaire Cuntas agus Ciste (Leasú) 1993 chun gach comhlacht a bunaíodh le hordú lena mbaineann alt 5 den Acht seo a áireamh.
Déantar alt 70 den Acht Sláinte 2004 a aisghairm.

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Short title.
Definitions.
Expenses.
Repeal. PART 2 Health Corporate Bodies
Confirmation of certain orders under section 3 of Act of
Confirmation of certain acts done by dissolved bodies.
Amendment of orders under section 3 of Act of
Grants to certain bodies established under section 3 of Act of
Amendment of Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act
PART 3 Amendments to Medical Practitioners Act 2007
Amendment of section 1 of Act of
Amendment of section 2 of Act of
Amendment of section 4 of Act of
Amendment of section 17 of Act of
Amendment of section 36

(1)of Act of

Amendment of section 43

(2)of Act of

Amendment of section 44 of Act of
Amendment of section 52

(3)of Act of

Amendment of section 59 of Act of
Amendment of Schedule 2 to Act of
Consequential amendments of Act of
PART 4 Amendment to Health Act 2004
Amendment of section 38 of Act of
SCHEDULE 1 Amendment of Orders Under Health (Corporate Bodies) Act 1961 SCHEDULE 2 Consequential Amendments to Medical Practitioners Act 2007 Acts Referred to Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993 1993, No. 8 Health (Corporate Bodies) Act 1961 1961, No. 27 Health Act 2004 2004, No. 42 Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 2005, No. 27 Medical Practitioners Act 2007 2007, No. 25 Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 2004, No. 7 Number 42 of 2007 HEALTH (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 2007 AN ACT TO GIVE STATUTORY EFFECT TO, AND AMEND, CERTAIN ORDERS MADE UNDER THE HEALTH (CORPORATE BODIES) ACT 1961; TO AMEND THE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS ACT 2007; TO AMEND SECTION 38 OF THE HEALTH ACT 2004; AND TO PROVIDE FOR MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH. [21st December, 2007] BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: PART 1 Preliminary and General Short title. 1.— This Act may be cited as the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act
Definitions. 2.—

this Act— “ Act of 1961 ” means the Health (Corporate Bodies) Act 1961 ; “ Act of 2004 ” means the Health Act 2004 ; “ Act of 2007 ” means the Medical Practitioners Act 2007 ; “ Minister ” means the Minister for Health and Children. Expenses. 3.— The expenses

curred by the Minister

the administration of this Act shall, to such extent as may be sanctioned by the Minister for Finance, be paid out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas. Repeal. 4.— Section 70 of the Act of 2004 is repealed. PART 2 Health Corporate Bodies Confirmation of certain orders under section 3 of Act of 1961. 5.—

(1)Subject to subsection

(6), every order under section 3 of the Act of 1961 made before the passing of this Act shall have statutory effect as if it were an Act of the Oireachtas.

(2)Every act done, or purporting to have been done, by a body established under section 3 of the Act of 1961 under and

accordance with an order made under that section shall be, and be deemed always to have been, valid and effectual for all purposes.

(3)If subsection

(1)or

(2)would, but for this subsection, conflict with a constitutional right of any person, the operation of that subsection shall be subject to such limitation as is necessary to secure that it does not so conflict but shall otherwise be of full force and effect.

(4)This section shall not operate to prevent the making of an order under section 83 of the Health and Social Care Professionals Act 2005 .

(5)The Public Service Superannuation (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2004 shall,

so far as it applied to an official, servant, employee or member of the staff of a body established under section 3 of the Act of 1961 immediately before the passing of this Act, continue to so apply after the passing of this Act.

(6)This section shall not apply to an order— (

a)that, immediately before the passing of this Act, stood revoked under section 7 of the Act of 1961, or (
b)if, immediately before such passing, the body established by the order stood dissolved under any other enactment. Confirmation of certain acts done by dissolved bodies. 6.—

(1)Every act done, or purporting to have been done, by a dissolved body under and

accordance with an order made under section 3 or 3A (

serted by section 75 and Part 3 of Schedule 6 of the Act of 2004) of the Act of 1961 shall be, and be deemed always to have been, valid and effectual for all purposes.

(2)If subsection

(1)would, but for this subsection, conflict with a constitutional right of any person, the operation of that subsection shall be subject to such limitation as is necessary to secure that it does not so conflict but shall otherwise be of full force and effect.

(3)

this section “ dissolved body ” means— (

a)a body established under an order that, immediately before the passing of this Act, stood revoked under section 7 of the Act of 1961, or (
b)a body that, immediately before such passing, stood dissolved under any other enactment. Amendment of orders under section 3 of Act of 1961. 7.— The orders referred to

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(1)of Schedule 1 are amended to the extent specified

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(2)of that Schedule. Grants to certain bodies established under section 3 of Act of 1961. 8.—

(1)The Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, advance to a body established under section 3 of the Act of 1961, out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas, such sum as the Minister may determine.

(2)This section shall not apply to— (

a)the body established by the National Haemophilia Council (Establishment) Order 2004 ( S.I. No. 451 of 2004 ), or (
b)the body established by the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (Establishment) Order 2007 ( S.I. No. 246 of 2007 ). Amendment of Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993. 9.— The First Schedule to the Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act 1993 is amended by the

sertion of the following: “Each body established by an order to which section 5 of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2007 applies”. PART 3 Amendments to Medical Practitioners Act 2007 Amendment of section 1 of Act of 2007. 10.— Section 1 of the Act of 2007 is amended by the addition of the following subsection: “

(4)An order under subsection

(3)may,

respect of the repeal of the Acts specified

Part 1

of Schedule 1 and the revocation of the statutory

struments specified

Part 2

of that Schedule effected by section 3, appoint different days for the repeal of different Acts or different provisions of them and the revocation of different statutory

struments or different provisions of them.”. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 2007. 11.— Section 2 of the Act of 2007 is amended by— (a) the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “ registered ”: “ ‘ registered ’,

relation to a medical practitioner, means registered under section 44, 46, 47, 48, 49 or 50;”, and (

b)the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “ registered medical practitioner ”: “ ‘ registered medical practitioner ’— (
a)before the register establishment day, means a medical practitioner whose name is for the time being entered

the General Register of Medical Practitioners, and (b) on and after the register establishment day, means a medical practitioner whose name is for the time being entered

the register;”. Amendment of section 4 of Act of 2007. 12.— Section 4 of the Act of 2007 is amended— (a) by the substitution of the following subsections for subsection 1: “

(1)Notwithstanding the repeal of section 6 of the Act of 1978 by section 3, the body known as Comhairle na nDochtúirí Leighis, or

the English language as the Medical Council, established by that section of that Act shall continue

being. (1A) Subject to subsections

(5)to

(7), anything commenced but not completed by the Council, or the committee established under section 13

(2)(b) of the Act of 1978, before the commencement of this subsection may be carried on and completed by the Council (with its membership as constituted under this Act) or that committee (with its membership as constituted under section 13 of the Act of 1978), as the case requires, after such commencement

accordance with the Acts specified

Part 1

of Schedule 1 and the statutory

struments specified

Part 2

of that Schedule notwithstanding the repeal and revocation of those Acts and those statutory

struments or any provisions of them by section 3.”, (b) by the substitution of the following subsections for subsection

(5): “

(5)A person who is a member of the committee referred to

subsection (1A) but who ceases to be a member of the Council under section 17

(9)(b) shall, notwithstanding that cesser of membership of the Council, be deemed for the purposes of subsection (1A) to satisfy the requirements of section 13 of the Act of 1978 relating to the membership of that committee. (5A) The committee referred to

subsection (1A) shall be deemed, for the purposes of that subsection, to satisfy the requirements of paragraphs (a) and (b) of section 13

(6)of the Act of 1978 relating to its membership even if it ceases to satisfy those requirements by reason of the cesser of membership of one or more of its members.”, and (c)

subsection

(6), by the substitution of “Where pursuant to subsection (1A)” for “Where pursuant to subsection

(1)(b)”. Amendment of section 17 of Act of 2007. 13.— Section 17 of the Act of 2007 is amended— (a)

subsection

(8), by the substitution of “Subject to subsection (8A), the 6 registered medical practitioners” for “The 6 registered medical practitioners”, (b) by the

sertion of the following subsection after subsection

(8): “(8A) The references

subsection

(8)to the Specialist Division shall, for the purposes of the first election and appointment of medical practitioners under subsection

(1)(f), be construed as references to the Register of Medical Specialists.”, (c)

subsection

(9), by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (b): “(b) a person appointed to be a member of the Council pursuant to section 9 of the Act of 1978 shall, subject to that Act, continue to be a member of the Council until the first appointment of persons to be members of the Council pursuant to subsection

(1)whereupon the person shall cease to be a member of the Council unless he or she is one of those persons so first appointed.”, and (d) by the addition of the following subsection after subsection

(9): “

(10)Notwithstanding the appointment of persons to be members of the Council pursuant to this section, the Council may, without prejudice to section 4, perform any function assigned to it by any provision of the Act of 1978 until such provision is repealed.”. Amendment of section 36

(1)of Act of 2007. 14.— Section 36

(1)of the Act of 2007 is amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (b): “(b) the annual retention of the registration under section 44, 46, 47, 48 or 49, of a medical practitioner,”. Amendment of section 43

(2)of Act of 2007. 15.— Section 43

(2)of the Act of 2007 is amended— (a)

paragraph (a), by the substitution of “registered

that division pursuant to section 44 or 46” for “registered

that division pursuant to section 46”, (b)

paragraph (b), by the substitution of “registered

that division pursuant to section 44 or 47” for “registered

that division pursuant to section 47”, (c)

paragraph (c), by the substitution of “registered

that division pursuant to section 44, 48 or 49” for “registered

that division pursuant to section 48 or 49”, and (d)

paragraph (d), by the substitution of “registered

that division pursuant to section 44 or 50” for “registered

that division pursuant to section 50”. Amendment of section 44 of Act of 2007. 16.— Section 44 of the Act of 2007 is amended— (a) by the substitution of the following subsection for subsection

(1): “

(1)A medical practitioner whose name is, immediately before the register establishment day, entered

the General Register of Medical Practitioners shall, on that day, be deemed to be registered

the register.”, and (b)

subsection

(2), by the substitution of “the repeal of each of those sections by section 3” for “the commencement of section 3”. Amendment of section 52

(3)of Act of 2007. 17.— Section 52

(3)of the Act of 2007 is amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (a); “(a) the practitioner is the subject of— (i) an application for an

quiry under section 45 of the Act of 1978 which has not been considered or, if appropriate, an

quiry has not been completed under Part V of that Act, or (ii) a complaint which has not been disposed of or otherwise dealt with under Part 7 and, if appropriate, Parts 8 and 9, or”. Amendment of section 59 of Act of 2007. 18.— Section 59 of the Act of 2007 is amended by the

sertion of the following subsection after subsection

(1): “(1A) The Preliminary Proceedings Committee may, for the purposes of considering whether there is sufficient cause to warrant further action being taken

relation to a complaint, take account of such matters relating to the registered medical practitioner the subject of the complaint that arise from its

vestigation of the complaint as it considers appropriate and references to a complaint

this section (other than subsection

(10)),

the definitions of ‘allegation’ and ‘

quiry’

section 2 and

sections 7

(2)(j), 11

(2)(g), 20

(2), 52

(3)(a), 60 to 65, 67 to 71 and 79

(2)shall be construed as

cluding references to any such matter.”. Amendment of Schedule 2 to Act of

19.— Schedule 2 to the Act of 2007 is amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph 2: “
No person shall hold office as a member of the Council for more than 2 consecutive terms irrespective of the period of each of those terms (for which purpose membership of the Council which occurred before the commencement of this paragraph shall be taken

to account).”. Consequential amendments of Act of 2007. 20.— Each section of the Act of 2007 mentioned

column

(1)of Schedule 2 is amended to the extent specified

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(2)of that Schedule opposite the said mention. PART 4 Amendment to Health Act 2004 Amendment of section 38 of Act of 2004. 21.— Section 38 of the Act of 2004 is amended by— (a) the substitution of the following subsection for subsection

(4): “

(4)The expenses

curred

the carrying out of an audit of accounts submitted for examination

accordance with subsection

(3)shall be payable by the service provider who so submitted them for examination.”, (b) the renumbering of subsection

(4)(

serted by section 105 and Part 4 of Schedule 2 of the Health Act 2007 ) as subsection (4A), (c) the renumbering of subsection

(5)(

serted by the said section 105 and the said Part 4) as subsection (4B), and (d) the substitution

the said subsection (4B) of “subsection (4A)” for “subsection

(4)”. SCHEDULE 1 Amendment of Orders Under Health (Corporate Bodies) Act 1961 Section 7 . Order

(1)Extent of amendment

(2)Dublin Dental Hospital (Establishment) Order 1963 ( S.I. No. 129 of 1963 )

(1)

Article 4(g), “Health Service Executive” shall be substituted for “Minister”.

(2)Article 15 shall be amended by— (a) the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph

(1): “

(1)Subject to paragraph (1A), a person shall not receive any remuneration for acting as a member of the Board.”, (b) the

sertion of the following paragraph: “(1A) The chairman of the Board shall be paid by the Board such remuneration (if any) as the Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Finance, determine.”, and (c) the

sertion,

paragraph

(2), of “with the consent of the Minister for Finance” after “Minister”.

(3)

Article 19, the following paragraph shall be substituted for paragraph

(2): “

(2)The Board shall submit to the Health Service Executive or the Minister for Education and Science, as may be appropriate, such

formation regarding the performance of its functions as the Health Service Executive or that Minister may, from time to time, require.”.

(4)Article 20 (

serted by Article 4 of the Dublin Dental Hospital (Establishment) Order 1963 (Amendment) Order 1964 ( S.I. No. 260 of 1964 )), shall be amended by— (a) the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph

(1): “

(1)The Board may, with the approval of the Health Service Executive given with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Finance, and

sertion,

paragraph

(5), of “with the approval of the Health Service Executive given with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Finance” after “shall”, and (c) the deletion of paragraph

(7).

(5)

Article 21

(amended by Article 2 of the Dublin Dental Hospital (Establishment) Order 1963 (Amendment) Order 1985 ( S.I. No. 245 of 1985 )) “Health Service Executive” shall be substituted for “Minister”. St. James’s Hospital Board (Establishment) Order 1971 ( S.I. No. 187 of 1971 )

(1)

Article 4

, “Health Service Executive” shall be substituted for “Minister”

each place that it occurs.

(2)The following article shall be

serted after Article 4: “4A.

(1)The Board may, with the consent of the Health Service Executive, enter

to an agreement with one or more persons for the provision by any person (

this section referred to as the ‘private undertaking’) specified

the agreement, on land vested

the Board, of hospital services that are not paid for primarily out of public moneys.

(2)An agreement to which paragraph

(1)applies may

clude provision for— (a) the construction of buildings and facilities on land vested

the Board for the purpose of the provision of services referred to

that paragraph, (b) the disposal of land or an

terest

land by the Board or the Health Service Executive for the purposes of— (

i)the said construction, and (
ii)the provision of those services by the private undertaking, and (
c)the management and running of the hospital to which the agreement applies by the private undertaking

accordance with such standards, and such requirements as respects the monitoring and enforcement of compliance with the agreement, as may be specified

the agreement.

(3)Consequent upon the making of an agreement to which paragraph

(1)applies, the Board may, with the consent of the Health Service Executive, enter

to such other agreements with a private undertaking as it considers appropriate providing for— (

a)the supply to the Board by the private undertaking of such services provided by the private undertaking at the hospital to which the agreement concerned applies as— (
i)are specified

the agreement, or (ii) would assist the Board

the performance of its functions under Article 4, (b) the supply to the private undertaking by the Board of such services as are specified

the agreement for the purpose of the provision by the private undertaking of hospital services at that hospital, and (c) the cooperation and participation by the Board with the private undertaking

— (

i)the education and training of members of staff of the Board and members of staff of the private undertaking, and (
ii)the conduct of medical research.

(4)An agreement to which paragraph

(1)applies may

clude provision for the giving of such security as may be specified

the agreement by or on behalf of the private undertaking to the Board or the Health Service Executive

respect of any liability of the private undertaking or the failure by, or

ability of, the private undertaking to perform any of its obligations under the agreement, and the agreement may

addition make provision

relation to the priority to be accorded to any such security.

(5)An agreement to which paragraph

(3)applies may

clude provision for the

demnification of the private undertaking by the Board

respect of any liability of the private undertaking to pay any sum to any person by reason of any act done or omitted to be done by the Board

the supply of a service to the private undertaking

accordance with that agreement.

(6)The Board shall have all such powers as are necessary or expedient for— (

a)the performance of its functions under this Article, and (
b)the carrying out of its obligations and enforcement of its rights under an agreement to which paragraph

(1)or

(3)applies.

(7)

this Article— (a) a reference to land vested

the Board shall be construed as

cluding a reference to any

terest

land vested

the Board, and (b) a reference to hospital services shall be construed as

cluding a reference to services that are ancillary to the provision of hospital services.

(8)

this Article— ‘security’

cludes mortgage, charge and lien; ‘public moneys’ means moneys charged on or issued out of the Central Fund or provided by the Oireachtas; ‘supply’

cludes supply for valuable consideration.”.

(3)

Article 17

(2), the words “with the consent of the Minister for Finance” shall be

serted after the word “Minister”.

(4)Article 21 shall be amended by— (a) the deletion of paragraph

(6), and (b) the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph

(7)(

serted by Article 10 of the St. James’s Hospital Board (Establishment) Order 1971 (Amendment) Order 1984 ( S.I. No. 211 of 1984 )): “

(7)The Board shall submit estimates of

come and expenditure to the Health Service Executive

such form and

respect of such periods and at such times as may be required by the Health Service Executive and shall furnish such further

formation to the Health Service Executive as it may require

relation to those estimates.”.

(5)

Article 22

(2), “Health Service Executive” shall be substituted for “Minister”

each place that it occurs.

(6)Article 23 (amended by Article 11 of the St. James’s Hospital Board (Establishment) Order 1971 (Amendment) Order 1984 ( S.I. No. 211 of 1984 )), shall be amended by— (a) the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph

(1): “

(1)The Board may, with the approval of the Health Service Executive given with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Finance, and

(5).

(7)

Article 25

, “Health Service Executive” shall be substituted for “Minister”

each place that it occurs.

(8)

Article 27

(

serted by Article 12 of the St. James’s Hospital Board (Establishment) Order 1971 (Amendment) Order 1984 ( S.I. No. 211 of 1984 )), “Health Service Executive” shall be substituted for “Minister”

each place that it occurs. Beaumont Hospital Board (Establishment) Order 1977 ( S.I. No. 255 of 1977 )

(1)Article 4 (amended by Article 2 of the Beaumont Hospital Board (Establishment) Order 1977 (Amendment) Order 1988 ( S.I. No. 13 of 1988 )), shall be amended by— (a) the substitution of “Health Service Executive” for “Minister”

each place that it occurs, and (b) the

sertion of “and for the conduct of medical research” after “students”.

(2)The following article shall be

serted after Article 4: “4A.

(1)The Board may, with the consent of the Health Service Executive, enter

to an agreement with one or more persons for the provision by any person (

this section referred to as the ‘private undertaking’) specified

the agreement, on land vested

the Board, of hospital services that are not paid for primarily out of public moneys.

(2)An agreement to which paragraph

(1)applies may

clude provision for— (a) the construction of buildings and facilities on land vested

the Board for the purpose of the provision of services referred to

that paragraph, (b) the disposal of land or an

terest

land by the Board or the Health Service Executive for the purposes of— (

i)the said construction, and (
ii)the provision of those services by the private undertaking, and (
c)the management and running of the hospital to which the agreement applies by the private undertaking

accordance with such standards, and such requirements as respects the monitoring and enforcement of compliance with the agreement, as may be specified

the agreement.

(3)Consequent upon the making of an agreement to which paragraph

(1)applies, the Board may, with the consent of the Health Service Executive, enter

to such other agreements with a private undertaking as it considers appropriate providing for— (

a)the supply to the Board by the private undertaking of such services provided by the private undertaking at the hospital to which the agreement concerned applies as— (
i)are specified

the agreement, or (ii) would assist the Board

the performance of its functions under Article 4, (b) the supply to the private undertaking by the Board of such services as are specified

the agreement for the purpose of the provision by the private undertaking of hospital services at that hospital, and (c) the cooperation and participation by the Board with the private undertaking

— (

i)the education and training of members of staff of the Board and members of staff of the private undertaking, and (
ii)the conduct of medical research.

(4)An agreement to which paragraph

(1)applies may

clude provision for the giving of such security as may be specified

the agreement by or on behalf of the private undertaking to the Board or the Health Service Executive

respect of any liability of the private undertaking or the failure by, or

ability of, the private undertaking to perform any of its obligations under the agreement, and the agreement may

addition make provision

relation to the priority to be accorded to any such security.

(5)An agreement to which paragraph

(3)applies may

clude provision for the

demnification of the private undertaking by the Board

respect of any liability of the private undertaking to pay any sum to any person by reason of any act done or omitted to be done by the Board

the supply of a service to the private undertaking

accordance with that agreement.

(6)The Board shall have all such powers as are necessary or expedient for— (

a)the performance of its functions under this Article, and (
b)the carrying out of its obligations and enforcement of its rights under an agreement to which paragraph

(1)or

(3)applies.

(7)

this Article— (a) a reference to land vested

the Board shall be construed as

cluding a reference to any

terest

land vested

the Board, and (b) a reference to hospital services shall be construed as

cluding a reference to services that are ancillary to the provision of hospital services.

(8)

this Article— ‘security’

cludes mortgage, charge and lien; ‘public moneys’ means moneys charged on or issued out of the Central Fund or provided by the Oireachtas; ‘supply’

cludes supply for valuable consideration.”.

(3)

Article 17

(2), “with the consent of the Minister for Finance” shall be

serted after “Minister”.

(4)

Article 21, paragraph

(6)shall be deleted.

(5)

Article 22

(2), “Health Service Executive” shall be substituted for “Minister”

each place that it occurs.

(6)Article 23 shall be amended by— (a) the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph

(1): “

(1)The Board may, with the approval of the Health Service Executive given with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Finance, and

accordance with such directions (if any) as may be given by the Health Service Executive with the consent of each of those Ministers of the Government, appoint such and so many persons to be officers or servants of the Board as the Board may, from time to time, determine.”, (b) the substitution of “with the approval of the Health Service Executive given with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Finance” for “with the consent of the Minister”

paragraph

(3), and (c) the deletion of paragraph

(5).

(7)

Article 25

, “Health Service Executive” shall be substituted for “Minister”

each place that it occurs. Leopardstown Park Hospital Board (Establishment) Order 1979 ( S.I. No. 98 of 1979 )

(1)

Article 4, “Health Service Executive” shall be substituted for “Minister”.

(2)

Article 18

(2), “with the consent of the Minister for Finance” shall be

serted after “Minister”.

(3)Article 22 shall be amended by— (a) the substitution,

paragraph

(4), of “Health Service Executive” for “Minister”, and (b) the deletion of paragraph

(8).

(4)

Article 23

(3), “Health Service Executive” shall be substituted for “Minister”

each place that it occurs.

(5)Article 24 shall be amended by— (a) the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph

(1): “

(1)The Board may, with the approval of the Health Service Executive given with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Finance, and

accordance with such directions (if any) as may be given by the Health Service Executive with the consent of each of those Ministers of the Government, appoint such and so many persons to be officers or servants of the Board as the Board may, from time to time, determine.”, and (b) the substitution of “with the approval of the Health Service Executive given with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Finance” for “with the consent of the Minister”

paragraph

(3). Drug Treatment Centre Board (Establishment) Order 1988 ( S.I. No. 76 of 1988 )

(1)

Article 4

(

serted by Article 2 of the Drug Treatment Centre Board (Establishment) Order 1988 (Amendment) Order 1992 ( S.I. No. 296 of 1992 )), “Health Service Executive” shall be substituted for “Minister”

each place that it occurs, other than

subparagraph (m) of paragraph

(1).

(2)

Article 16

, “with the consent of the Minister for Finance” shall be

serted after “Minister”.

(3)

Article 20, “Health Service Executive” shall be substituted for “Minister”.

(4)

Article 21, paragraph

(6)shall be deleted.

(5)

Article 22

(2), “Health Service Executive” shall be substituted for “Minister”

each place that it occurs.

(6)Article 23 shall be amended by— (a) the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph

(1): “

(1)The Board may, with the approval of the Health Service Executive given with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Finance, and

accordance with such directions (if any) as may be given by the Health Service Executive with the consent of each of those Ministers of the Government, employ such and so many persons to be employees of the Board as the Board may, from time to time, determine.”, (b) the substitution of “with the approval of the Health Service Executive given with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Finance” for “with the consent of the Minister”

paragraph

(3), and (c) the deletion of paragraph

(5).

(7)Article 25 shall be amended by— (a) the substitution,

paragraph

(1), of “with the approval of the Health Service Executive” for “with the consent of the Minister and the approval of the Minister for Finance”, and (b) the substitution,

paragraph

(2), of “Health Service Executive” for “Minister”. Saint Luke’s Hospital Board (Establishment) Order 1999 ( S.I. No. 253 of 1999 )

(1)Article 5 shall be amended by— (a) the substitution of “Health Service Executive” for “Minister”

each place that it occurs, and (b) the deletion,

subparagraph (h), of “to the Minister,”.

(2)

Article 20

, “Health Service Executive” shall be substituted for “Minister”

each place that it occurs.

(3)

Article 21

(2), “Health Service Executive” shall be substituted for “Minister”

each place that it occurs.

(4)Article 22 shall be amended by— (a) the substitution,

paragraph

(2), of “with the approval of the Health Service Executive given with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Finance” for “with the approval of the Minister”, and (b) the substitution,

paragraph

(3), of “Board, with the approval of the Health Service Executive given with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Finance” for “Minister”.

(5)Article 23 shall be amended by— (a) the substitution,

paragraph

(1)— (

i)of “subject to the approval of the Health Service Executive given with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Finance” for “subject to the approval of the Minister”, and (
ii)of “given by the Health Service Executive with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Finance” for “given by the Minister”, and (
b)the deletion of paragraph

(4).

(6)

Article 26

, “Health Service Executive” shall be substituted for “Minister”

each place that it occurs.

(7)

Article 27, “Health Service Executive” shall be substituted for “Minister”. National Haemophilia Council (Establishment) Order 2004 ( S.I. No. 451 of 2004 )

(1)

Article 5

(2), “Health Service Executive” shall be substituted for “Minister”

each place that it occurs.

(2)Article 17 shall be amended by— (a) the substitution,

paragraph

(1), of “Health Service Executive” for “Minister”, and (b) the substitution,

paragraph

(2), of “Health Service Executive” for “Minister”

each place that it occurs.

(3)Article 18 shall be amended by— (a) the substitution,

paragraph

(3), of “the Council, with the approval of the Health Service Executive given with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Finance” for “the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance”.

(4)Article 19 shall be amended by— (a) the substitution,

paragraph

(1), of “with the approval of the Health Service Executive given with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Finance” for “with the approval of the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance”, and (b) the substitution,

paragraph

(2), of “with the approval of the Health Service Executive given with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Finance” for “subject to the approval of the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Finance”

each place that it occurs.

(5)

Article 24

“Health Service Executive” shall be substituted for “Minister”

each place that it occurs. National Paediatric Hospital Development Board (Establishment) Order 2007 ( S.I. No. 246 of 2007 )

(1)The following article shall be

serted after Article 14: “14A. The Health Service Executive may advance to the Board out of moneys provided by the Oireachtas such sums as the Health Service Executive may determine.”.

(2)Article 16 shall be amended by— (a) the substitution,

paragraph

(4), of “with the approval of the Health Service Executive given with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Finance” for “with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Finance”.

(3)Article 17 shall be amended by— (a) the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph

(1): “

(1)The Board may, with the approval of the Health Service Executive given with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Finance, and

paragraph

(2), of “with the approval of the Health Service Executive given with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Finance” for “subject to the approval of the Minister and with the consent of the Minister for Finance”, and (c) the substitution,

paragraph

(3), of “with the approval of the Health Service Executive given with the consent of the Minister and the Minister for Finance” for “subject to the approval of the Minster and with the consent of the Minister for Finance”.

(4)

Article 21, “Health Service Executive” shall be substituted for “Minister”. SCHEDULE 2 Consequential Amendments to Medical Practitioners Act 2007 Section 20 . Section

(1)Extent of amendment

(2)19

(1)

subsection

(1), “following the first appointment of such members pursuant to section 17” shall be substituted for “after the commencement of section 17”.

(2)

subsection

(2), “following the first appointment of members of the Council pursuant to section 17” shall be substituted for “after the commencement of section 17”. 24

subsection

(4)— (a) “section 16 of” shall be

serted before “the Act of 1978”, (b) “immediately before that repeal” shall be substituted for “immediately before the commencement of that section”, (c)

paragraph (a), “on that repeal” shall be substituted for “on that commencement” and “immediately before that repeal” shall be substituted for “immediately before that commencement”, and (d)

paragraph (b), “immediately before that repeal” shall be substituted for “immediately before that commencement”. 25

subsection

(4)— (a) “section 17 of” shall be

serted before “the Act of 1978”, (b) “immediately before that repeal” shall be substituted for “immediately before the commencement of section 3”, (c)

paragraph (b), “immediately before that repeal” shall be substituted for “immediately before that commencement”. 49

subsection

(4), “the repeal of section 28 of the Act of 1978 by section 3, that section shall” shall be substituted for “the repeal of the Act of 1978 by section 3, section 28 of the Act of 1978 shall”. 57

subsection

(8), “the repeal of section 45 of the Act of 1978 if the matter was the subject of an application under that section” shall be substituted for “the commencement of section 3 if the matter was the subject of an application under section 45 of the Act of 1978”. 88

subsection

(6)— (a) “Without prejudice to subsection

(2)(a), on the commencement of this subsection” shall be substituted for “Notwithstanding the repeal of the Act of 1978 by section 3”, (b)

paragraph (a), “on that commencement” shall be substituted for “on the commencement of section 3”, and (c)

paragraph (b), “the commencement of this subsection” shall be substituted for “the commencement of section 3”. 89

subsection

(7)— (a) “section 38 of” shall be

serted before “the Act of 1978”, (b)

paragraph (a)— (i) “immediately before that repeal” shall be substituted for “immediately before the commencement of section 3”, (ii)

subparagraph (i), “on that repeal” shall be substituted for “on that commencement”, and (iii)

subparagraph (ii), “immediately before that repeal” shall be substituted for “immediately before that commencement”, and (c)

paragraph (b)— (i) “immediately before the repeal of section 38 of that Act, recognised under subsection

(3)of that section” shall be substituted for “immediately before the commencement of section 3, recognised under section 38

(3)of that Act”, (ii)

subparagraph (i), “on that repeal” shall be substituted for “on that commencement”, and (iii)

subparagraph (ii), “immediately before that repeal” shall be substituted for “immediately before that commencement”. 108

subsection

(2)— (a) “, on and after the register establishment day,” shall be

serted after “any statutory

strument shall”, and (b) “any division of” shall be deleted. 109

subsection

(1)— (

a)“on and after the repeal of section 59 of the Act of 1978” shall be substituted for “on and after the commencement of section 3”, and (
b)“on or after that repeal” shall be substituted for “on or after that commencement”. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais

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