Protections For Persons Reporting Child Abuse Act, 1998.

Designated officers.

2.—(1) The chief executive officer of each health board shall—

(a) immediately upon the commencement of this Act, and

(b) thereafter from time to time as occasion may require (including a case in which a direction is given under this section),

appoint one or more officers of the board to be a designated officer or designated officers for the purposes of this Act; in making any such appointment the chief executive officer shall comply with any direction under this section for the time being in force.

(2) The Minister may give a direction in writing to the chief executive officer of a health board requiring him or her to appoint to be designated officers each person falling within a category or categories of officer of the board specified in the direction.

(3) The Minister may give a direction in writing to the chief executive officer concerned amending or revoking a direction given to him or her under this section (including a direction under this subsection).

(4) In this section “chief executive officer” includes a person acting as deputy chief executive officer in accordance with section 13 of the Health Act, 1970 .