S.I. No. 78/1976 - Health Act, 1970, (Commencement) Order, 1976.

1. This Order may be cited as the

Health Act, 1970

, (Commencement) Order, 1976.

2. In this Order "the Act" means the

Health Act, 1970

.

3. Section 42 of the Act shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1976.

4. Section 3 of the Act shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1976, for the purpose of effecting the repeal of the enactments specified in column (2) of the Schedule to this Order to the extent specified in column (3) of the said Schedule.

SCHEDULE.

Number and Year

(1)

Short Title

(2)

Extent of Repeal

(3)

No. 18 of 1933

Public Hospitals Act, 1933

Section 14 (except subsection (6)), sections 15 to 19 and section 24 (3) and 24 (4)

No. 9 of 1940

Public Hospitals (Amendment) Act, 1940

Sections 2 to 4

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health this 31stday of March, 1976.

BRENDAN CORISH,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order brings into operation

section 42

of the

Health Act, 1970

under which the Hospitals Commission is dissolved.

S.I. No. 78 of 1976.

HEALTH ACT, 1970, (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 1976.

The Minister for Health in exercise of the powers conferred on him by

section 1

of the

Health Act, 1970

(No. 1 of 1970) hereby orders as follows