Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020

Amendment of section 57 of Act of 2007

71. Section 57 of the Act of 2007 is amended—

(a) by renumbering the existing section as subsection (1),

(b) in subsection (1) —

(i) by the substitution of “(if satisfied that, in the case of an action referred to in paragraph (h) or (i), it is in the public interest to do so)” for “, if satisfied that it is in the public interest to do so,”, and

(ii) in paragraph (i), by the substitution of “Health Service Executive” for “Minister”,

and

(c) by the insertion of the following subsections after subsection (1):

“(2) The Council shall, if it is satisfied that it is in the public interest to do so, publish a transcript of all or any part of the proceedings of a committee of inquiry at an inquiry or publish all or any part of a report referred to in section 47 of a committee of inquiry (and, in either case, whether with or without any information which would enable all, or any one or more than one, of the parties to the proceedings to be identified).

(3) The Council shall not publish anything under this section which is inconsistent with a decision (if any) of the High Court arising from the performance of a function under section 51 or 52.”.