S.I. No. 579/2008 - Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2008 (Appointment of Date Pursuant to Subsection (5)(B) of Section 2 of the Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 1996) Order 2008

1. This Order may be cited as the

Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2008

(Appointment of date pursuant to subsection (5)(

b

) of

section 2

of the

Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 1996

) Order 2008.

2. The 31st day of March 2009 is appointed pursuant to subsection (5)(

b

) of section 2 (as amended by

section 6

of the

Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2008

(No. 6 of 2008)) of the

Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 1996

(No. 4 of 1996).

GIVEN under my Official Seal.

22 December 2008

MARY HARNEY.

Minister for Health and Children.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This order amends the date by which the Voluntary Health Insurance Board is obliged to accrue the capital reserve required for authorisation.

S.I. No. 579 of 2008

VOLUNTARY HEALTH INSURANCE (AMENDMENT) ACT 2008 (APPOINTMENT OF DATE PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (5)(

b

) OF SECTION 2 OF THE VOLUNTARY HEALTH INSURANCE (AMENDMENT) ACT 1996) ORDER 2008

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

6

th January

, 2009.

I, MARY HARNEY, Minister for Health and Children, being satisfied that there is good and sufficient reason for so doing, hereby, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 2 (as amended by

section 6

of the

Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2008

(No. 6 of 2008)) of the

Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 1996

(No. 4 of 1996) hereby order as follows