S.I. No. 378/2004 - Health (Amendment) Act 2004 (Commencement) Order, 2004

1. This Order may be cited as the Health (Amendment) Act 2004 (Commencement) Order 2004.

2. The 15th day of June, 2004 is hereby appointed as the day on which the

Health (Amendment) Act 2004

(No. 19 of 2004) comes into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 14th day of June, 2004.

MICHEÁL MARTIN,

Minister for Health and Children.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

This Order appoints the 15th June 2004 as the day bringing into operation all provisions of the

Health (Amendment) Act 2004

.

The

Health (Amendment) Act 2004

provides for the cessation of office of the members of the health boards established under the

Health Act, 1970

, the Eastern Regional Health Authority and the area health boards established under the

Health (Eastern Regional Health Authority) Act 1999

. It also provides that the reserve functions of those bodies be assigned to their chief executive officer, or in certain circumstances, to the Minister.

I, MICHEÁL MARTIN, Minister for Health and Children, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 1

(3) of the

Health (Amendment) Act 2004

(No. 19 of 2004) hereby order as follows