S.I. No. 635/2007 - Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Act 2006 (Sections 1(A), 3, 4 and 5) (Commencement) Order 2007
HEPATITIS C COMPENSATION TRIBUNAL (AMENDMENT) ACT 2006 (SECTIONS 1(A), 3, 4 AND 5) (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER 2007 | ||
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 18th September, 2007. | ||
I, MARY HARNEY, Minister for Health and Children, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 7 of the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Act 2006 , (No. 22 of 2006) hereby order as follows: | ||
1. This Order may be cited as the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Act 2006 (Section 1(a), 3, 4 and 5) (Commencement) Order, 2007 | ||
2. The 12th day of September, 2007, is appointed as the day on which sections 1(a), 3, 4 and 5 of the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Act 2006 , (No. 22 of 2006) come into operation. | ||
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GIVEN under my official seal, | ||
12 September 2007 | ||
MARY HARNEY. | ||
Minister for Health and Children. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This is not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation) | ||
This Order provides for the commencement of sections 1 (a), 3, 4 and 5 of the Hepatitis C Compensation Tribunal (Amendment) Act 2006 on the 12th of September, 2007. This provides for the commencement of an insurance scheme for persons diagnosed positive for Hepatitis C or HIV through the administration within the State of infected blood or blood products. |