Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2003

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Number 11 of 2003


HEALTH INSURANCE (AMENDMENT) ACT 2003


ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1.

Interpretation.

2.

Definition of “functions”.

3.

Liability of Authority for acts, omissions etc.

4.

Amendment of Defamation Act 1961.

5.

Amendment of section 12 of Principal Act.

6.

Amendment of section 12B of Principal Act.

7.

Waiver of repayment of advances to Authority.

8.

Short title, collective citation and construction.


Acts Referred to

Defamation Act 1961

1961, No. 40

Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2001

2001, No. 17

Health Insurance Act 1994

1994, No. 16

Health Insurance Acts 1994 and 2001

Irish Takeover Panel Act 1997

1997, No. 5

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Number 11 of 2003


HEALTH INSURANCE (AMENDMENT) ACT 2003


AN ACT TO MAKE PROVISION IN RELATION TO THE LIABILITY OF THE HEALTH INSURANCE AUTHORITY IN RESPECT OF THE PERFORMANCE BY IT OF ITS FUNCTIONS; TO MAKE PROVISION IN RELATION TO RISK EQUALISATION SCHEMES AND IN RELATION TO LIMITED EXEMPTIONS FROM CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF SUCH SCHEMES: TO AMEND THE HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1994 AND THE DEFAMATION ACT 1961: AND TO PROVIDE FOR MATTERS CONNECTED THEREWITH. [16th April, 2003]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: