S.I. No. 144/2021 - Health Act 1947 (Section 38G – conduct of RT-PCR tests – prescribed persons) (Covid-19) Regulations 2021


Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 30th March, 2021.

I, STEPHEN DONNELLY, Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 5 and 38G (1) (inserted by section 7 of the Health (Amendment) Act 2021 (No. 1 of 2021)) of the Health Act 1947 (No. 28 of 1947) hereby make the following regulations:

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Health Act 1947 (Section 38G – conduct of RT-PCR tests – prescribed persons) (Covid-19) Regulations 2021.

2. The Health Service Executive is prescribed as a person approved by the Minister to conduct RT-PCR tests.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

26 March, 2021.

STEPHEN DONNELLY,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These regulations prescribe the HSE as the persons approved by the Minister for Health to conduct RT-PCR tests with applicable travellers in designated facilities under section 38G (1) (e) (inserted by section 7 of the Health (Amendment) Act 2021 (No. 1 of 2021) of the Health Act 1947 .