S.I. No. 264/1992 - Child Care Act, 1991 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order, 1992.

1. This Order may be cited as the

Child Care Act, 1991

(Commencement) (No. 2) Order, 1992.

2. Section 5, subsections (1), (2) and (5) of section 6, and

sections 11

,

69

,

72

and

73

of the

Child Care Act, 1991

shall come into operation on the 1st day of October 1992.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health, this 23rd day of September 1992.

DR. JOHN O'CONNELL,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The purpose of this Order is to bring

sections 5

,

6

,

sections 11

,

69

,

72

and

73

of the

Child Care Act, 1991

into operation.

Section 5 imposes a statutory duty on the health boards to provide accommodation for homeless children.

Section 6 requires each health board to provide or ensure the provision of an adoption service in its area.

Section 11 empowers the Minister for Health and the health boards to conduct or commission research into child care related matters.

Section 69 specifies the powers of the Minister for Health in relation to the administration of the Act.

Section 72 specifies the functions of the chief executive officer of a health board.

Section 73 provides for the payment out of public moneys of expenses incurred in the administration of the Act.

S.I. No. 264 of 1992.

CHILD CARE ACT, 1991 (COMMENCEMENT) (NO. 2) ORDER, 1992.

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

section 1

(2) of the

Child Care Act, 1991

(No. 17 of 1991), hereby orders as follows:—