S.I. No. 412/2024 - Health Insurance Act 1994 (Section 11E(2)) Regulations 2024

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the

Health Insurance Act 1994

(Section 11E(2)) Regulations 2024.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on 29

th

August 2024.

Interpretation

2. (1) In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires—

“Act of 1994” means the

Health Insurance Act 1994

(No. 16 of 1994).

(2) A word or expression that is used in these Regulations and is also used in the Act of 1994 shall have in these Regulations the same meaning as it has in that Act unless the contrary intention appears.

(3) A reference in these Regulations—

(a) to any other enactment shall, unless the context otherwise requires, be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended or extended by any other enactment,

(b) a reference to a Regulation is a reference to a Regulation of these Regulations unless it is indicated that a reference to some other provision is intended, and

(c) a reference to a Schedule is a reference to a Schedule to these Regulations unless it is indicated that a reference to some other provision is intended.

Specification by the Authority

3. In accordance with subparagraph (i) of paragraph (

b

) of subsection (2) of section 11E of the Act of 1994, the Authority specifies that it is satisfied that the new type of relevant contract identified by the product registration number specified in column (1) of the Schedule to these Regulations, being issued by the registered undertaking specified in column (2) and bearing the product name specified in column (3), a sample of the relevant contract having been submitted to the Authority as a new type of relevant contract under section 7AB(1) of the Act of 1994, does not provide for advanced cover.

SCHEDULE

TYPE OF RELEVANT CONTRACT SUBMITTED TO THE AUTHORITY UNDER SECTION 7AB(1) OF THE ACT OF 1994 THAT THE AUTHORITY IS SATISFIED DOES NOT PROVIDE FOR ADVANCED COVER

Product Registration number

(1)

Registered Undertaking

(2)

Product Name

(3)

642

Aviva Insurance Ireland DAC

Plan A

GIVEN under the Seal of The Health Insurance Authority,

19 August, 2024.

PATRICIA BYRON,

Chairperson/Member

GIVEN under the Seal of The Health Insurance Authority,

19 August, 2024.

SANDRA EATON,

Authorised Officer

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(

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

)

These Regulations are made by The Health Insurance Authority pursuant to section 11E(2) of the

Health Insurance Act 1994

, as inserted by

section 15

of the

Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2012

and

section 8

of the

Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2013

, and specify that The Health Insurance Authority is satisfied that a certain relevant contract does not provide for advanced cover.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

23

rd August,

2024.

The

Health Insurance Authority pursuant to section 11E(2) of the Health Insurance Act 1994

(No. 16 of 1994) (inserted by

section 15

of the

Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2012

) (No. 45 of 2012) and

section 8

of the

Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2013

(No 48 of 2013)), hereby makes the following Regulations

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