Health and Mental Treatment (Amendment) Act, 1958

In short

This law amends the Health Act of 1953 and the Mental Treatment Act of 1945, primarily by updating financial thresholds related to health and mental treatment provisions.

What it regulates

Amendments to section 15 of the Health Act, 1953.
Amendments to section 279A of the Mental Treatment Act, 1945.
How references to the Health Act, 1953, should be interpreted after these amendments.
The collective citation and commencement date of this Act.

Who it concerns

Individuals affected by the Health Act, 1953.
Individuals affected by the Mental Treatment Act, 1945.

Key points

The financial threshold of "six hundred pounds" in the Health Act, 1953, is changed to "eight hundred pounds".
The financial threshold of "six hundred pounds" in the Mental Treatment Act, 1945, is changed to "eight hundred pounds".
When deciding yearly means, the yearly means of a son or daughter up to one hundred pounds shall be disregarded, and if they exceed one hundred pounds, one hundred pounds shall be disregarded.
A total of three hundred pounds only shall be disregarded if, otherwise, more than three hundred pounds would be disregarded for a son or daughter's yearly means.

Legal text

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s)or rangeBliain nó blianta nó raon TypeCineál All Legislation Acts Statutory Instruments Advanced SearchCuardach Casta HomeBaile ActsAchtanna 1958 Health and Mental Treatment (Amendment) Act, 1958 Health and Mental Treatment (Amendment) Act, 1958 Permanent Page URL View by SectionAmharc de réir Ailt View Full ActAmharc ar an Acht Iomlán Bill History Stair Bille Commencement, Amendments, SIs made under the Act Tosach Feidhme, Leasuithe, IRí arna ndéanamh faoin Acht Print Full ActPriontáil an tAcht Iomlán Number 37 of 1958. HEALTH AND MENTAL TREATMENT (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1958. ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS Section 1. Amendment of section 15 of Health Act, 1953. 2. Amendment of section 279A of Mental Treatment Act, 1945. 3. Collective citations and commencement. Acts Referred to Health Act, 1953 1953, No. 26 Social Welfare Act, 1952 1952, No. 11 Mental Treatment Act, 1945 1945, No. 19 Number 37 of 1958. HEALTH AND MENTAL TREATMENT (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1958. AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE HEALTH ACTS, 1947 TO 1957, AND THE MENTAL TREATMENT ACTS, 1945 TO 1957. [23rd December, 1958.] BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:— Amendment of section 15 of Health Act, 1953. 1.—

(1)In this section “the section” means section 15 of the Health Act, 1953 .

(2)The reference in paragraph (a) of subsection

(2)of the section to the Social Welfare Act, 1952 , shall be construed as a reference to that Act as amended by any Act passed after the passing of that Act (including any Act passed after the passing of this Act).

(3)Paragraph (b) of subsection

(2)of the Section is hereby amended by the substitution of “eight hundred pounds ” for “six hundred pounds”.

(4)Paragraph (b) of subsection

(6)of the section is hereby amended by the addition thereto of the following provison: “Provided that on any occasion when the yearly means of such person are to be decided— (I) subject to paragraph (II) of this proviso, the yearly means of the son or daughter, if they do not exceed one hundred pounds, shall be wholly disregarded and, if they exceed one hundred pounds, shall be disregarded to the extent of one hundred pounds; (II) where a total of more than three hundred pounds would, apart from this paragraph, fall to be disregarded by virtue of paragraph (I) of this proviso, three hundred pounds only shall be so disregarded.”

(5)Subsection

(9)of the section is hereby amended by the substitution of “eight hundred pounds” for “six hundred pounds”.

(6)The references to the section in other sections of the Health Act, 1953 (including the references thereto contained in the amendments of the Mental Treatment Act, 1945 , set out in section 71 of the Health Act, 1953 ) shall be construed as references to the section as amended by this Act. Amendment of section 279A of Mental Treatment Act, 1945. 2.—Section 279A of the Mental Treatment Act, 1945 (being the section inserted in that Act by subsection

(11)of section 71 of the Health Act, 1953 ) is hereby amended by the substitution of “eight hundred pounds ” for “six hundred pounds”. Collective citations and commencement. 3.—

(1)This Act may be cited as the Health and Mental Treatment (Amendment) Act, 1958.

(2)The Health Acts, 1947 to 1957, and section 1 of this Act may be cited together as the Health Acts, 1947 to 1958.

(3)The Mental Treatment Acts, 1945 to 1957, and section 2 of this Act may be cited together as the Mental Treatment Acts, 1945 to 1958.

(4)This Act shall come into operation on such day as the Minister for Health appoints by order. Privacy Statement Accessibility European Legislation Identifier (PDF) Open Data License Ráiteas Príobháideachais Inrochtaineacht Aitheantóir Eorpach Reachtaíochta (ELI) Ceadúnas Sonraí Oscailte Liosta Fianán © Government of Ireland. Oireachtas Copyright Material is reproduced with the permission of the Houses of the Oireachtas © Rialtas na hÉireann. Atáirgtear ábhar faoi Chóipcheart le cead ó Thithe an Oireachtais

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