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Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2008

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Number 6 of 2008

VOLUNTARY HEALTH INSURANCE (AMENDMENT) ACT 2008

ARRANGEMENT OF SECTIONS

Section

1. Definitions.

2. Non-application of Assurance Companies Act 1909, etc.

3. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 1994.

4. Amendment of section 10 of Act of 1994.

5. Amendment of section 12 of Act of 1994.

6. Amendment of section 2 of Act of 1996.

7. Additional functions of Board.

8. Board may form and establish or acquire subsidiaries to perform functions other than functions excluded from section.

9. Transfer day.

10. Board may form and establish or acquire subsidiary for purposes of transferring business of health insurance schemes and health-related insurance schemes to such subsidiary.

11. Transfer of land and other property.

12. Transfer of rights and liabilities, and continuation of leases, licences and permissions by Board.

13. Liability for loss, etc., occurring before transfer day.

14. Provisions supplementary to sections 9 to 13.

15. Staff transfer day.

16. Transfer of staff.

17. Board may form and establish or acquire subsidiaries to perform functions referred to in section 7(c).

18. Report to Competition Authority.

19. Borrowing by Board and subsidiaries.

20. Orders.

21. Repeals.

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

SCHEDULE

Enactments Repealed

Acts Referred to

Assurance Companies Act 1909

9 Edw. 7, c. 49

Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Act 2003

2003, No. 12

Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2001

2001, No. 17

Health Insurance Act 1994

1994, No. 16

Insurance Act 1989

1989, No. 3

Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Acts 1973 to 2005

Organisation of Working Time Act 1997

1997, No. 20

Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act 2001

2001, No. 45

Redundancy Payments Acts 1967 to 2007

Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2007

Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 1996

1996, No. 4

Voluntary Health Insurance Act 1957

1957, No. 1

Voluntary Health Insurance Acts 1957 to 1998

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Number 6 of 2008

VOLUNTARY HEALTH INSURANCE (AMENDMENT) ACT 2008

AN ACT TO AMEND THE VOLUNTARY HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1957, THE HEALTH INSURANCE ACT 1994, THE VOLUNTARY HEALTH INSURANCE (AMENDMENT) ACT 1996, THE HEALTH INSURANCE (AMENDMENT) ACT 2001, TO CONFER ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS ON THE VOLUNTARY HEALTH INSURANCE BOARD, TO EMPOWER THE BOARD TO FORM AND ESTABLISH OR ACQUIRE SUBSIDIARIES TO PERFORM CERTAIN FUNCTIONS OF THE BOARD, WITH A VIEW TO OBLIGING THE BOARD TO APPLY FOR A GRANT TO THE RELEVANT SUBSIDIARY OF AN AUTHORISATION TO CARRY ON THE BUSINESS OF NON-LIFE INSURANCE, TO SPECIFY THE BORROWING POWERS OF THE BOARD AND SUCH SUBSIDIARIES, AND TO PROVIDE FOR RELATED MATTERS.

[15th April, 2008]

BE IT ENACTED BY THE OIREACHTAS AS FOLLOWS: