Health (Amendment) Act 2017
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Amendment of section 45 of Act of 1970 | ||
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2. Section 45 (amended by section 170 of the Civil Partnership and Certain Rights and Obligations of Cohabitants Act 2010 ) of the Act of 1970 is amended by the insertion of the following subsection after subsection (5A): | ||
“(5B) A person who is a child within the meaning of section 186C of the Social Welfare Consolidation Act 2005 and in respect of whom an allowance is being paid under Chapter 8A of Part 3 of that Act shall have full eligibility for the services under this Part and, notwithstanding subsection (6), references in this Part to persons with full eligibility shall be construed as including references to such persons.”. |