S.I. No. 124 of 2009

VOLUNTARY HEALTH INSURANCE (AMENDMENT) ACT 2008 (APPOINTMENT OF DATE PURSUANT TO SUBSECTION (5)(b) OF SECTION 2 OF THE VOLUNTARY HEALTH INSURANCE (AMENDMENT) ACT 1996) ORDER 2009

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 7th April, 2009.

I, MARY HARNEY, Minister for Health and Children, being satisfied that there is good and sufficient reason for so doing, hereby, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 2 (as amended by section 6 of the Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2008 (No. 6 of 2008)) of the Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 1996 (No. 4 of 1996) hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the section 2 of the Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 1996 ) Order 2009.

2. The 1st day of September 2009 is appointed pursuant to subsection (5)(b) of section 2 (as amended by section 6 of the Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2008 (No. 6 of 2008)) of the Voluntary Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 1996 (No. 4 of 1996).

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

31 March 2009

MARY HARNEY,

Minister for Health and Children.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This order amends the date by which the Voluntary Health Insurance Board is obliged to accrue the capital reserve required for authorisation.