Health (Eastern Regional Health Authority) Act, 1999

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Interpretation.

2.—(1) In this Act —

“the Act of 1993” means the Comptroller and Auditor General (Amendment) Act, 1993 ;

“the Authority” means the Eastern Regional Health Authority established under section 7 ;

“Dublin Corporation” means the Right Honourable the Lord Mayor, Aldermen and Burgesses of Dublin;

“establishment day” means the day appointed by the Minister under section 3 to be the establishment day;

“executive function” shall be construed in accordance with section 4 (as amended by section 24 ) of the No. 3 Act of 1996;

“functions” includes powers and duties, and reference to the performance of functions includes, as respects powers and duties, reference to the exercise of the powers and the performance of the duties;

“local authority” means—

(a) in the case of an administrative county, the council of the county, and

(b) in the case of a county borough, the corporation of the county borough;

“local electoral area” has the meaning assigned to it by section 13 of the Local Government Act, 1994 ;

“member of the staff” includes an officer and servant;

“the Minister” means the Minister for Health and Children;

“the No. 3 Act of 1996” means the Health (Amendment) (No. 3) Act, 1996 ;

“prescribed” means prescribed by regulations made by the Minister;

“the Principal Act” means the Health Act, 1970 ;

“recognised trade unions and associations” means the trade unions and staff associations recognised by the Authority for the purpose of negotiations which are concerned with the transfers of staff to the Authority as well as remuneration, conditions of employment or working conditions of officers and servants of the Authority;

“registered dentist” means a person whose name is entered in the Register of Dentists, other than a person temporarily registered under section 28 of the Dentists Act, 1985 ;

“registered dispensing chemist and druggist” means a person whose name is entered in the register of dispensing chemists and druggists maintained by the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland;

“registered medical practitioner” means person whose name is registered in the General Register of Medical Practitioners, other than a person provisionally registered under section 28 of the Medical Practitioners Act, 1978 , or temporarily registered under section 29 of the Medical Practitioners Act, 1978 ;

“registered nurse” means a person whose name is entered in the register of nurses maintained by An Bord Altranais under section 27 of the Nurses Act, 1985 ;

“registered pharmaceutical chemist” means a person whose name is entered in the register of pharmaceutical chemists maintained by the Pharmaceutical Society of Ireland;

“registered psychiatric nurse” means a person whose name is entered in the psychiatric division of the register of nurses maintained by An Bord Altranais under section 27 of the Nurses Act, 1985 ;

“reserved function” has the meaning assigned to it by the No. 3 Act of 1996 (as amended by section 24 );

“services” means health and personal social services which may be provided by a health board;

“voluntary body” means a voluntary body which provides or proposes to provide a service similar or ancillary to a service that a health board may provide;

“voluntary hospital” means a hospital which is substantially funded by means of an arrangement with the Authority or an Area Health Board under section 10 and the governing body of which is not the Authority or an Area Health Board or any committee of those;

“voluntary intellectual disability service provider” means a provider of intellectual disability services which is substantially funded by means of an arrangement with the Authority or an Area Health Board under section 10 and the governing body of which is not the Authority or an Area Health Board or any committee of those;

“voluntary service provider” means a voluntary body which provides a service by arrangement with the Authority or an Area Health Board in accordance with section 10 .

(2) In this Act—

(a) a reference to a section or Schedule is to a section of, or Schedule to, this Act, unless it is indicated that reference to some other enactment is intended,

(b) a reference to a subsection, paragraph or subparagraph is to the subsection, paragraph or subparagraph of the provision in which the reference occurs, unless it is indicated that reference to some other provision is intended, and

(c) a reference to an enactment shall be construed as a reference to that enactment as amended, adapted or extended by or under any subsequent enactment including this Act.