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Updated to 13 February 2021 (Act No. 32 of 2020 and S.I. No. 62 of 2021)

Health Identifiers Act 2014
No. 15 of 2014

Contents

Commencement

SectionCommencement DateCommencement Information
Ss. 1 - 6 13 July 2015 Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 294 of 2015), art. 2
S. 7(1) 13 July 2015 Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 294 of 2015), art. 2
Ss. 7(2)- 7(6) Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
S. 8 13 July 2015 Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 294 of 2015), art. 2
S. 9 13 July 2015 Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 294 of 2015), art. 2
S. 10(1)(a)  30 May 2017 Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 236 of 2017), art. 2(a)
S. 10(1)(b) 13 July 2015 Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 294 of 2015), art. 2
S. 10(2) 30 May 2017 Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 236 of 2017), art. 2(a)
S. 10(3) Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
S. 10(4) 13 July 2015 Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 294 of 2015), art. 2
Ss. 11(1)-(5) Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
S. 11(6)(a) insofar as it relates to the purpose of the performance by the Minister of a function conferred on him or her by the Health Identifiers Act or any other enactment 13 July 2015 Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 294 of 2015), art. 2 (d)
S. 11(6) insofar as it is not already in operation 30 May 2017 Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 236 of 2017), art. 2(b)
S. 11(7) Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
Ss. 12 - 20 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
Ss. 21 - 23 13 July 2015 Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 294 of 2015), art. 2 (e)
S. 24 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
Ss. 25 - 34 13 July 2015 Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 294 of 2015), art. 2 (e)-(f)
Ss. 35 - 39 Not yet commenced. Commencement order required under s. 1(2)
Sch. 1 30 May 2017 Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 236 of 2017), art. 2(c)
Sch. 2 30 May 2017 Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2017 (S.I. No. 236 of 2017), art. 2(d)

Amendments and other effects

How AffectedAffecting Provision
S. 2 classes of health practitioners prescribed for the purposes of the definition of "health service provider" Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Health Services Provider) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 237 of 2017), regs. 2, 3
S. 2 classes of agent prescribed for the purposes of the definition of "relevant agent" Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Health Services Provider) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 237 of 2017), regs. 2, 4, 5, sch., pts. a, b
S. 2 classes of employeed prescribed for the purposes of the definition of "relevant employee" Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Health Services Provider) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 237 of 2017), regs. 2, 6, 7, sch., pts. c, d
S. 2(1) amended Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 225(a)
S. 2(1) references to processing construed Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 166
S. 3 references to processing construed Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 166
S. 3 references construed Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 9, 14(2), (4)
S. 5 functions delegated Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Delegation of Relevant Functions) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 383 of 2015), art. 3(a)
S. 5(2) references to personal data construed Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 165
S. 6 functions delegated Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Delegation of Relevant Functions) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 383 of 2015), art. 3(a)
S. 6(2) references to personal data construed Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 165
S. 7(1) functions delegated Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Delegation of Relevant Functions) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 383 of 2015), art. 3(a)
S. 8 functions delegated Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Delegation of Relevant Functions) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 383 of 2015), art. 3(a)
S. 9 functions delegated Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Delegation of Relevant Functions) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 383 of 2015), art. 3(a)
S. 10(1)(b) (in part) functions delegated Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Delegation of Relevant Functions) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 383 of 2015), art. 3(b)
S. 10(4) functions delegated Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Delegation of Relevant Functions) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 383 of 2015), art. 3(c)
S. 11(6) references to processing construed Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 166
S. 11(6)(a) (in part) functions delegated Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Delegation of Relevant Functions) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 383 of 2015), art. 3(d)
S. 12 references construed Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 9, 14(2), (4)
S. 12(2) references to processing construed Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 166
S. 13 references to personal data construed Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 165
S. 14 references construed Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 9, 14(2), (4)
S. 22(2) references to processing construed Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 166
Pt. 6 (s. 27) substituted Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 225(b)
S. 29-31 functions delegated Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Delegation of Relevant Functions) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 383 of 2015), art. 3(e)
S. 31 references construed Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 9, 14(2), (4)
S. 31(1) references to personal data construed Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 165
S. 32 references to personal data construed Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 165
S. 32 references to processing construed Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 166
S. 33, 34 functions delegated Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Delegation of Relevant Functions) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 383 of 2015), art. 3(f)
S. 35(e) amended Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), ss. 1(2), 187

SIs made under the Act

SectionSIs made under the Act
S. 3(1) Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Health Services Provider) Regulations 2017 (S.I. No. 237 of 2017)
S. 26 Health Identifiers Act 2014 (Delegation of Relevant Functions) Order 2015 (S.I. No. 383 of 2015)