Health Act, 1953

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Number 26 of 1953.

HEALTH ACT, 1953.

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

PRELIMINARY AND GENERAL.

Section
1.	Short title and collective citation.
2.	Commencement.
3.	Principal Act and construction of that Act and this Act.
4.	General saver.
5.	Repeals.

INSTITUTIONS.

6.	Extension of meaning of “institution”.
7.	District institutions and dispensaries.
8.	Conduct and management of health institution.
9.	Direction with respect to institutional services.
10.	Extern institutions.
11.	Transfer of officers on discontinuation of health institution.
12.	Religious Services.
13.	Exemption from local inquiry.

HEALTH SERVICES.

14.	General medical services.
15.	Institutional and specialist services.
16.	Medical care for mothers.
17.	Infant welfare services.
18.	Child welfare services.
19.	School health examination and treatment service.
20.	Dental, ophthalmic and aural services, for children.
21.	Dental, ophthalmic and aural services, for middle income group.
22.	Regulations in relation to services.
23.	Maternity cash grants.
24.	Milk for mothers and children.
25.	Institutional services at choice of patient, etc.
26.	Institutional services for persons not entitled to services under section 15.
27.	Declaration as to means.
28.	Notification of change of circumstances.
29.	Determination of doubt as to responsible health authority.
30.	Charge where person not entitled obtains service.
31.	Recovery of charges.
32.	Affording of facilities for health examination of children at schools.
33.	False statements, etc.

MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS OF PRINCIPAL ACT.

MISCELLANEOUS.

45.	Joint action by health authorities.
46.	Balrothery and Rathdown Boards of Assistance.
47.	Arrangements between health authorities and other authorities.
48.	Consultative health committees.
49.	Agreement for provision of service.
50.	Rehabilitation and maintenance of disabled persons.
51.	Dispensary districts.
52.	District medical officers.
53.	Holders of certain offices under public assistance authorities.
54.	Shelter and maintenance in county home.
55.	Boarding out, etc., of children.
56.	Removal of child boarded out, etc.
57.	Local authority for purposes of Part I of Children Act, 1908.
58.	Regulations as to filling materials.
59.	Control of use, etc., of radio-active substances and irradiating apparatus.
60.	Prohibition or control of use of certain verminicides.
61.	Control of use of fumigants.
62.	Facilities for teaching of clinical medicine or conduct of medical research.
63.	Courses of instruction for medical officers.
64.	Schools for training of nurses.
65.	Assistance for certain bodies.
66.	Dispensary residences under Public Assistance Act, 1939.
67.	Apportionment of expenditure on central health service.
68.	Inspection of provisions and water for crew of Irish ships.
69.	Restriction of application of Public Assistance Act, 1939.
70.	Amendment of Tuberculosis (Establishment of Sanatoria) Act, 1945.
71.	Amendment of Mental Treatment Act, 1945.
72.	Amendment of Health Services (Financial Provisions) Act, 1947.

Enactments Repealed.

Acts Referred to
Health Act, 1947	No. 28 of 1947
Public Assistance Act, 1939	No. 27 of 1939
Social Welfare Act, 1952	No. 11 of 1952
Illegitimate Children (Affiliation Orders) Act, 1930	No. 17 of 1930
Health Services (Financial Provisions) Act, 1947	No. 47 of 1947
Local Government Act, 1941	No. 23 of 1941
Adoption Act, 1952	No. 25 of 1952
Medical Practitioners Act, 1927	No. 25 of 1927
Local Authorities (Officers and Employees) Act, 1926	No. 39 of 1926
Mental Treatment Act, 1945	No. 19 of 1945
Merchant Shipping Act, 1947	No. 46 of 1947
Tuberculosis (Establishment of Sanatoria) Act, 1945	No. 4 of 1945

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Number 26 of 1953.

HEALTH ACT, 1953.

AN ACT TO AMEND AND EXTEND THE HEALTH ACT, 1947 , AND CERTAIN OTHER ENACTMENTS. [29th October, 1953.]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS:—

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