S.I. No. 405/2020 - Health Act 1947 (Section 31A

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (Face Coverings on Public Transport) (Amendment) Regulations 2020.

2. Regulation 2 of the

Health Act 1947

(Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (Face Coverings on Public Transport) Regulations 2020 (

S.I. No. 244 of 2020

) is amended by the substitution of “the 9

th

day of November 2020” for “the 5

th

day of October 2020”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

3 October, 2020.

STEPHEN DONNELLY,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(

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

)

These Regulations extend the operation of the

Health Act 1947

(Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (Face Coverings on Public Transport) Regulations 2020 (

S.I. No. 244 of 2020

) until 09 November 2020.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

6

th October,

2020.

I, STEPHEN DONNELLY, Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 5 and 31A (inserted by

section 10

of the

Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020

(No. 1 of 2020)) of the

Health Act 1947

(No. 28 of 1947) and -

(

a

) having regard to the immediate, exceptional and manifest risk posed to human life and public health by the spread of Covid-19 and to the matters specified in subsection (2) of section 31A, and

(

b

) having consulted with the Minister for Transport and the Minister for Justice and Equality,

hereby make the following regulations