S.I. No. 885/2004 - Health Act 2004 (Establishment Day) Order 2004

1. This Order may be cited as the Health Act 2004 (Establishment Day) Order 2004.

2. The 1st day of January 2005 is appointed as the establishment day for the purposes of the

Health Act 2004

(No. 42 of 2004).

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health and Children this 23rd day of December 2004.

MARY HARNEY T.D.,

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 provides that the Establishment Day for the purposes of the

Health Act 2004

will be 1 January 2005.

Section 6

of the

Health Act 2004

provides that the Health Service Executive will be established on the establishment day.

I, MARY HARNEY, T.D., Minister for Health and Children, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 4

of the

Health Act 2004

(No. 42 of 2004), hereby order as follows