S.I. No. 365/2013 - Health Act 2007 (Commencement) Order 2013.

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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 1st November, 2013.
I, JAMES REILLY, Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the Health Act 2007 (No. 23 of 2007), hereby order as follows:
1. This Order may be cited as the Health Act 2007 (Commencement) Order 2013.
2. The 1st day of November, 2013 is appointed as the day on which the following provisions of the Health Act 2007 (No. 23 of 2007) come into operation:
(a) paragraphs (b) and (c) of section 41(1) insofar as the functions under those paragraphs are performable in relation to a designated centre to which paragraph (a)(ii) of the definition of “designated centre” in section 2(1) applies;
(b) Parts 8 and 9 insofar as they relate to a designated centre to which paragraph (a)(ii) of the definition of “designated centre” in section 2(1) applies.
GIVEN under my Official Seal,
29 October 2013.
JAMES REILLY,
Minister for Health.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)
This Order commences provisions under the Health Act 2007 in relation to the regulation of certain designated centres (designated centres to which paragraph (a)(ii) of the definition of “designated centre” in section 2(1) of the Act applies) and in relation to the inspection and registration by the Chief Inspector of Social Services of these designated centres.

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