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No. 26/1953:
HEALTH ACT, 1953
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ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
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PART I PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL
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1 Short title and collective citation.
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2 Commencement.
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3 Principal Act and construction of that Act and this Act.
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4 General saver.
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5 Repeals.
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PART II INSTITUTIONS
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6 Extension of meaning of "institution.".
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7 District institutions and dispensaries.
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8 Conduct and management of health institution.
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9 Direction with respect to institutional services.
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10 Extern institutions.
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11 Transfer of officers on discontinuation of health institution.
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12 Religious Services.
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13 Exemption from local inquiry.
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PART III HEALTH SERVICES
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14 General medical services.
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15 Institutional and specialist services.
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16 Medical care for mothers.
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17 Infant welfare services.
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18 Child welfare services.
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19 School health examination and treatment service.
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20 Dental, ophthalmic and aural services, for children.
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21 Dental, ophthalmic and aural services for middle income group.
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22 Regulations in relation to services.
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23 Maternity cash grants.
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24 Milk for mothers and children.
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25 Institutional services at choice of patient, etc.
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26 Institutional services for persons not entitled to services under section 15.
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27 Declaration as to means.
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28 Notification of change of circumstances.
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29 Determination of doubt as to responsible health authority.
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30 Charge where person not entitled obtains service.
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31 Recovery of charges.
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32 Affording of facilities for health examination of children at schools.
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33 False statements, etc.
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PART IV MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS OF PRINCIPAL ACT
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34 Amendment of section 31 of Principal Act.
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35 Amendment of section 38 of Principal Act.
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36 Amendment of section 44 of Principal Act.
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37 Amendment of section 48 of Principal Act.
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38 Regulations under Part V of Principal Act.
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39 Amendment of section 65 of Principal Act.
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40 Amendment of section 66 of Principal Act.
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41 Amendment of section 98 of Principal Act.
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42 Amendment of section 103 of Principal Act.
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43 Amendment of section 104 of Principal Act.
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44 Prosecution of certain offences.
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PART V MISCELLANEOUS
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45 Joint action by health authorities.
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46 Balrothery and Rathdown Boards of Assistance.
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47 Arrangements between health authorities and other authorities.
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48 Consultative health committees.
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49 Agreement for provision of service.
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50 Rehabilitation and maintenance of disabled persons.
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51 Dispensary districts.
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52 District medical officers.
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53 Holders of certain offices under public assistance authorities.
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54 Shelter and maintenance in county home.
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55 Boarding out etc., of children.
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56 Removal of child boarded out, etc.
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57 Local authority for purposes of Part I of Children Act, 1908.
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58 Regulations as to filling materials.
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59 Control of use, etc. of radio-active substances and irradiating apparatus.
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60 Prohibition or control of use of certain verminicides.
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61 Control of use of fumigants.
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62 Facilities for teaching of clinical medicine or conduct of medical research.
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63 Courses of instruction for medical officers.
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64 Schools for training of nurses.
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65 Assistance for certain bodies.
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66 Dispensary residences under Public Assistance Act, 1939.
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67 Apportionment of expenditure on central health service.
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68 Inspection of provisions and water for crew of Irish ships.
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69 Restriction of application of Public Assistance Act, 1939.
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70 Amendment of Tuberculosis (Establishment of Sanatoria) Act, 1945.
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71 Amendment of Mental Treatment Act, 1945.
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72 Amendment of Health Services (Financial Provisions) Act, 1947.
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SCHEDULE
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AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE HEALTH ACT, 1947 , AND CERTAIN OTHER ENACTMENTS.
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[29th October, 1953]
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:—
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