Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020
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PART 1 Preliminary and General | ||
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Short title, commencement and operation | ||
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1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Emergency Measures in the Public Interest (Covid-19) Act 2020. | ||
(2) (a) Part 3 shall come into operation on such day as the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government may by order appoint. | ||
(b) Part 5 shall come into operation on the 30th day of March 2020. | ||
(c) The amendments effected by Part 8 shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 13th day of March 2020. | ||
(d) The amendments effected by Part 9 shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 13th day of March 2020. | ||
(3) The amendments to and other modifications of the Mental Health Act 2001 effected by Part 5— | ||
(a) subject to paragraph (b), continue in operation until the 9th day of November 2020, and | ||
(b) may be continued in operation by a resolution passed by each House of the Oireachtas before the date referred to in paragraph (a) until such date as may be specified in the resolutions. |