Carer's Leave Act, 2001

Regulations.

3.—(1) The Minister may—

(a) by regulations, provide for any matter referred to in this Act as prescribed or to be prescribed, and

(b) make regulations generally for the purpose of giving effect to this Act.

(2) Before making regulations under this Act, the Minister shall consult with the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs, any other Minister of the Government with whom, in his or her opinion, it is appropriate to consult and persons whom the Minister considers to be representative of employers and employees having regard to the regulations so made.

(3) Regulations under this Act may contain such consequential, supplementary and ancillary provisions as the Minister considers necessary or expedient.

(4) Every regulation under this Act shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after it is made and, if a resolution annulling the regulation is passed by either such House within the next 21 days on which the House has sat after the regulation is laid before it, the regulation shall be annulled accordingly, but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done thereunder.