S.I. No. 320/2018 - Health (General Practitioner Service) Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018

1. This order may be cited as the Health (General Practitioner Service) Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018.

2. The 1st day of September 2018 is appointed as the day on which the

Health (General Practitioner Service) Act 2018

(No. 13 of 2018) shall come into operation.

Given under my Official Seal,

8 August 2018.

SIMON HARRIS,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This Order brings into operation all sections of the

Health (General Practitioner Service) Act 2018

which provides for the making available of a general practitioner medical and surgical service to persons in receipt of Carer’s Allowance (full or half rate) or Carer’s Benefit.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

10

th August

, 2018.

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

section 5

(3) of the

Health (General Practitioner Service) Act 2018

(No. 13 of 2018), hereby orders as follows