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S.I. No. 212/2021 - Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2021

Type Statutory Instrument

Publication 2021-05-04

State In force

Text As published

Source Irish Statute Book

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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 4th May, 2021.

I, STEPHEN DONNELLY, Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 5 and 31A (inserted by section 10 of the Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 (No. 1 of 2020)) of the Health Act 1947 (No. 28 of 1947) and –

(a) having regard to the immediate, exceptional and manifest risk posed to human life and public health by the spread of Covid-19 and to the matters specified in subsection (2) of section 31A,

and

(b) having consulted with the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, the Minister for Transport, the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, the Minister for Finance, the Minister for Justice and the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media,

hereby make the following regulations:

1.

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2021.

(2) Regulation 5 shall come into operation on the 4th day of May 2021.

2.

In these Regulations, “Principal Regulations” means the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) Regulations 2021 ( S.I. No. 168 of 2021 ).

3.

Regulation 1 of the Principal Regulations is amended –

(a) in paragraph (2), by the substitution of “10th day of May 2021” for “4th day of May 2021”, and

(b) in paragraph (3), by the substitution of “10th day of May 2021” for “4th day of May 2021”.

4.

Regulation 3(1) of the Principal Regulations is amended, in paragraph (b) of the definition of “vaccinated person”, by the insertion of “, also known as ‘Covishield’,” after “ChAdOx1-SARS-COV2’ ”.

5.

Part 2 of the Schedule to the Principal Regulations is amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph 5:

“Construction and development

All services relating to construction and development.”.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

30 April, 2021.

STEPHEN DONNELLY,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations amend the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) Regulations 2021 ( S.I. No. 168 of 2021 ) to provide that the Regulations shall remain in operation until 10 May 2021. They also provide for the recommencement of all services relating to construction and development and a technical amendment.

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