S.I. No. 87/1972:

HEALTH ACT, 1970 (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 1972

HEALTH ACT, 1970 (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 1972

The Minister for Health in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1 of the Health Act, 1970 (No. 1 of 1970) hereby orders as follows:--

1. This Order may be cited as the Health Act, 1970 (Commencement) Order, 1972.

2. In this Order "the Act" means the Health Act, 1970 .

3. Section 58, subsections (1), (2) and (4) of section 59 and subsection (1) of section 67 of the Act shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1972.

4. Section 3 of the Act shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1972 for the purpose of effecting the repeal of sections 14 and 51 of the Health Act, 1953 (No. 26 of 1953).

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health

this 24th day of March, 1972.

ERSKINE CHILDERS,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order brings into operation sections 58 , 59 (1), 59 (2), 59 (4) and 67 (1) of the Health Act, 1970 . It also brings section 3 of that Act into operation for the purpose of effecting the repeal of sections 14 and 51 of the Health Act, 1953 .