Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 1st April, 2022.

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 Justice, the Minister for Transport and the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform,

hereby make the following regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – EU Digital Covid Certificates) (Revocation) Regulations 2022.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of April 2022.

2. The Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – EU Digital Covid Certificate) Regulations 2021 ( S.I. No. 317 of 2021 ) are revoked.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

28 March, 2022.

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, made under section 31A of the Health Act 1947 (inserted by section 10 of the Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 ), serve to revoke Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – EU Digital Covid Certificate) Regulations 2021 ( S.I. No. 317 of 2021 ) in its entirety.