Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Act 2006

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Number 22 of 2006

HEPATITIS C COMPENSATION TRIBUNAL (AMENDMENT) ACT 2006

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1. Amendment of section 1 of Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal Act 1997 (interpretation).

2. Amendment of section 4 of Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal Act 1997 (claims before Tribunal).

3. Amendment of section 7 of Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal Act 1997 (regulations to give effect to Act).

4. Insertion of new sections 7A (appeals against relevant decisions of scheme administrator), 7B (special account for relevant insurance scheme), 7C (power of scheme administrator to specify forms) and 7D (confidentiality of matters relating to relevant claimants) into Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal Act 1997.

5. Amendment of section 10 of Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal Act 1997 (special account).

6. Amendment of section 2 of Health (Amendment) Act 1996 (provision of health services without charge to certain persons who have contracted hepatitis C).

7. Short title, collective citation, construction and commencement.

Acts Referred to

Number 22 of 2006

HEPATITIS C COMPENSATION TRIBUNAL (AMENDMENT) ACT 2006

AN ACT TO AMEND THE HEPATITIS C COMPENSATION TRIBUNAL ACTS 1997 AND 2002, TO PROVIDE FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF AN INSURANCE SCHEME TO ENABLE CERTAIN PERSONS DIAGNOSED POSITIVE FOR HEPATITIS C OR HIV TO BE PROVIDED WITH CERTAIN CLASSES OF INSURANCE WHICH WOULD OTHERWISE BE EITHER UNAVAILABLE TO THEM OR AVAILABLE ONLY UPON THE PAYMENT OF A HIGHER PREMIUM AND TO MAKE A RELATED AMENDMENT TO THE HEALTH (AMENDMENT) ACT 1996.

[16th July, 2006]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: