S.I. No. 233/2022 - Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement) Order 2022

1. This Order may be cited as the Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (Commencement) Order 2022.

2. The 31

st

day of May 2022 is appointed as the day on which

section 99

of the

Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020

(No. 16 of 2020), insofar as that section relates to the substitution in

section 47

of the

Medical Practitioners Act 2007

(No. 25 of 2007) of subsections (2) and (3), shall come into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

11 May, 2022.

STEPHEN DONNELLY,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(

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

)

This Order appoints 31

st

day of May 2022 as the day on which

section 99

of the

Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020

(No. 16 of 2020), insofar as that section relates to the substitution in

section 47

of the

Medical Practitioners Act 2007

(No. 25 of 2007) of subsections (2) and (3), shall come into operation

The provision amends the

Medical Practitioners Act 2007

to create an eligibility for registration on the Specialist Division of the Medical Council’s Register by a small cohort of medical practitioners.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

17

th May,

2022.

I, STEPHEN DONNELLY, Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 1

(2) of the

Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020

(No. 16 of 2020), hereby order as follows