S.I. No. 635/2017 - Health Act 2007 (Registration of Designated Centres) (Special Care Units) Regulations 2017

1. Relevant legislation, including the Building Control Regulations 1997 (

S.I. No. 496 of 1997

), as amended.

2. Application of the policy document.

3. Fire safety design strategy and review, to include (i) fire safety design strategy, (ii) relevant notes and (iii) all relevant plans & drawings.

4. Compliance reporting.

5. Fire safety management.

6. Fire safety register.

7. Issuing and requirements of a fire safety certificate.

8. Compliance with the policy document.

9. Requirements under relevant building regulations (including, where appropriate, the Building Regulations 1997 (

S.I. No. 497 of 1997

), as amended), to include (i) purpose groups, (ii) fire safety measures and (iii) guidance common to new build construction and facilities, including means of escape, internal fire spread (linings), internal fire spread (structure), external fire spread and access and facilities for fire fighters.

10. Fire safety during any existing or proposed construction works.

11. Testing, certification and handover of works.

12. Suitability of systems — materials and equipment.

13. Testing.

14. Certification of systems.

15. Certification — opinion on compliance.15. Certification — opinion on compliance.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

29 December 2017.

SIMON HARRIS,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

These Regulations, made under Part 13 of the

Health Act 2007

(No. 23 of 2007), contain provisions for arrangements for the registration of special care units. These include provisions for the establishment and maintenance of registers of special care units by the chief inspector of social services; applications for the registration or renewal of registration of a special care unit; the issuing of certificates of registration; changes to information supplied for registration purposes; applications for the variation or removal of conditions of registration; the payment of certain fees; and notice to be given of intention to cease to carry on the business of a special care unit.

These Regulations may be cited as the Health Act 2007 (Registration of Designated Centres) (Special Care Units) Regulations 2017.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

9

th January

, 2018.

I, SIMON HARRIS, Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

sections 98

,

99

and

101

of the

Health Act 2007

(No. 23 of 2007) (as adapted by the Health and Children (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 (

S.I. No. 219 of 2011

)), hereby make the following regulations

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