S.I. No. 264/1992 - Child Care Act, 1991 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order, 1992.
S.I. No. 264 of 1992. | ||
CHILD CARE ACT, 1991 (COMMENCEMENT) (NO. 2) ORDER, 1992. | ||
The Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1 (2) of the Child Care Act, 1991 (No. 17 of 1991), hereby orders as follows:— 1. This Order may be cited as the Child Care Act, 1991 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order, 1992. 2. Section 5, subsections (1), (2) and (5) of section 6, and sections 11 , 69 , 72 and 73 of the Child Care Act, 1991 shall come into operation on the 1st day of October 1992. | ||
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health, this 23rd day of September 1992. | ||
DR. JOHN O'CONNELL, | ||
Minister for Health. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE. | ||
The purpose of this Order is to bring sections 5 , 6 , sections 11 , 69 , 72 and 73 of the Child Care Act, 1991 into operation. | ||
Section 5 imposes a statutory duty on the health boards to provide accommodation for homeless children. | ||
Section 6 requires each health board to provide or ensure the provision of an adoption service in its area. | ||
Section 11 empowers the Minister for Health and the health boards to conduct or commission research into child care related matters. | ||
Section 69 specifies the powers of the Minister for Health in relation to the administration of the Act. | ||
Section 72 specifies the functions of the chief executive officer of a health board. | ||
Section 73 provides for the payment out of public moneys of expenses incurred in the administration of the Act. |