Health Act, 1953

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Number 26 of 1953.


HEALTH ACT, 1953.


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Part I.

PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL.

Section

1.

Short title and collective citation.

2.

Commencement.

3.

Principal Act and construction of that Act and this Act.

4.

General saver.

5.

Repeals.

Part II.

INSTITUTIONS.

6.

Extension of meaning of “institution”.

7.

District institutions and dispensaries.

8.

Conduct and management of health institution.

9.

Direction with respect to institutional services.

10.

Extern institutions.

11.

Transfer of officers on discontinuation of health institution.

12.

Religious Services.

13.

Exemption from local inquiry.

Part III.

HEALTH SERVICES.

14.

General medical services.

15.

Institutional and specialist services.

16.

Medical care for mothers.

17.

Infant welfare services.

18.

Child welfare services.

19.

School health examination and treatment service.

20.

Dental, ophthalmic and aural services, for children.

21.

Dental, ophthalmic and aural services, for middle income group.

22.

Regulations in relation to services.

23.

Maternity cash grants.

24.

Milk for mothers and children.

25.

Institutional services at choice of patient, etc.

26.

Institutional services for persons not entitled to services under section 15.

27.

Declaration as to means.

28.

Notification of change of circumstances.

29.

Determination of doubt as to responsible health authority.

30.

Charge where person not entitled obtains service.

31.

Recovery of charges.

32.

Affording of facilities for health examination of children at schools.

33.

False statements, etc.

Part IV.

MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS OF PRINCIPAL ACT.

34.

Amendment of section 31 of Principal Act.

35.

Amendment of section 38 of Principal Act.

36.

Amendment of section 44 of Principal Act.

37.

Amendment of section 48 of Principal Act.

38.

Regulations under Part V of Principal Act.

39.

Amendment of section 65 of Principal Act.

40.

Amendment of section 66 of Principal Act.

41.

Amendment of section 98 of Principal Act.

42.

Amendment of section 103 of Principal Act.

43.

Amendment of section 104 of Principal Act.

44.

Prosecution of certain offences.

Part V.

MISCELLANEOUS.

45.

Joint action by health authorities.

46.

Balrothery and Rathdown Boards of Assistance.

47.

Arrangements between health authorities and other authorities.

48.

Consultative health committees.

49.

Agreement for provision of service.

50.

Rehabilitation and maintenance of disabled persons.

51.

Dispensary districts.

52.

District medical officers.

53.

Holders of certain offices under public assistance authorities.

54.

Shelter and maintenance in county home.

55.

Boarding out, etc., of children.

56.

Removal of child boarded out, etc.

57.

Local authority for purposes of Part I of Children Act, 1908.

58.

Regulations as to filling materials.

59.

Control of use, etc., of radio-active substances and irradiating apparatus.

60.

Prohibition or control of use of certain verminicides.

61.

Control of use of fumigants.

62.

Facilities for teaching of clinical medicine or conduct of medical research.

63.

Courses of instruction for medical officers.

64.

Schools for training of nurses.

65.

Assistance for certain bodies.

66.

Dispensary residences under Public Assistance Act, 1939.

67.

Apportionment of expenditure on central health service.

68.

Inspection of provisions and water for crew of Irish ships.

69.

Restriction of application of Public Assistance Act, 1939.

70.

Amendment of Tuberculosis (Establishment of Sanatoria) Act, 1945.

71.

Amendment of Mental Treatment Act, 1945.

72.

Amendment of Health Services (Financial Provisions) Act, 1947.

SCHEDULE.

Enactments Repealed.


Acts Referred to

Health Act, 1947

No. 28 of 1947

Public Assistance Act, 1939

No. 27 of 1939

Social Welfare Act, 1952

No. 11 of 1952

Illegitimate Children (Affiliation Orders) Act, 1930

No. 17 of 1930

Health Services (Financial Provisions) Act, 1947

No. 47 of 1947

Local Government Act, 1941

No. 23 of 1941

Adoption Act, 1952

No. 25 of 1952

Medical Practitioners Act, 1927

No. 25 of 1927

Local Authorities (Officers and Employees) Act, 1926

No. 39 of 1926

Mental Treatment Act, 1945

No. 19 of 1945

Merchant Shipping Act, 1947

No. 46 of 1947

Tuberculosis (Establishment of Sanatoria) Act, 1945

No. 4 of 1945

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Number 26 of 1953.


HEALTH ACT, 1953.


AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE HEALTH ACT, 1947 , AND CERTAIN OTHER ENACTMENTS. [29th October, 1953.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:—