Produced by the Office of the Attorney General
Táirgthe ag Oifig an Ard-Aighne
Number 4 of 1979
HEALTH CONTRIBUTIONS ACT, 1979
ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS
Section
1.
Definitions.
2.
Regulations defining “reckonable earnings”, “reckonable emoluments” and “reckonable income”.
3.
Repeal of Health Contributions Acts, 1971 to 1978.
4.
Obligation to pay health contributions.
5.
Health contributions by individuals with reckonable earnings.
6.
Health contributions by individuals with emoluments other than reckonable earnings.
7.
Health contributions by individuals with income other than emoluments.
8.
Maximum health contribution payable.
9.
Confirmation and variation of rates and sums specified in Act.
10.
Power to make regulations and to recover health contributions.
11.
Individuals not liable for health contributions.
12.
Offences.
13.
Payment of certain health contributions into Social Insurance Fund and to Minister.
14.
Supplying by Revenue Commissioners of certain information to Minister or health board.
15.
Provisions relating to winding up and bankruptcy.
16.
Sanction of Minister for Finance required to certain regulations.
17.
Laying of regulations before Oireachtas.
18.
Expenses.
19.
Commencement.
20.
Short title.
AN ACT TO PROVIDE FOR THE PAYMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS THE COST OF THE PROVISION OF SERVICES UNDER THE HEALTH ACTS, 1947 TO 1977, AND TO PROVIDE FOR OTHER CONNECTED MATTERS. [14th March, 1979]
BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: