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S.I. No. 181/2022 - Infectious Diseases (EU Digital Covid Certificates) (Amendment) Regulations 2022

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 19th April, 2022.

I, STEPHEN DONNELLY, Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 5 and 31 (amended by section 34 of the Health Act 1953 (No. 26 of 1953)) of the Health Act 1947 (No. 28 of 1947), hereby make the following regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Infectious Diseases (EU Digital Covid Certificates) (Amendment) Regulations 2022.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 14th day of April 2022.

2. Regulation 2 of the Infectious Diseases (EU Digital Covid Certificates) Regulations 2022 ( S.I. No. 139 of 2022 ) is amended by the substitution of the following definition for the definition of “Digital Covid Certificate Regulation”:

“ ‘Digital Covid Certificate Regulation’ means Regulation (EU) 2021/953 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 June 20211 on a framework for the issuance, verification and acceptance of interoperable COVID-19 vaccination, test and recovery certificates (EU Digital COVID Certificate) to facilitate free movement during the COVID-19 pandemic, as amended by Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2021/2288 of 21 December 20212 , Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/256 of 22 February 20223 and Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2022/503 of 29 March 20224 ;”.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

13 April, 2022.

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 made under sections 5 and 31 (amended by section 34 of the Health Act 1953 (No. 26 of 1953)) of the Health Act 1947 (No. 28 of 1947) serve to amend S.I. No. 139 of 2022 with respect to the definition of ‘Digital Covid Certificate Regulation’.

1 OJ No. L 211, 15.06.2021, p. 1

2 OJ No. L 458, 22.12.2021, p. 459

3 OJ No. L 42, 23.02.2022, p. 4

4 OJ No. L 102, 30.03.2022, p. 8