Health Act 1947
F41[Affected areas orders
31B. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Minister may, having regard to the matters specified in section 31A(2), by order declare an area or region in the State to be an area where there is known or thought to be sustained human transmission of Covid-19 or from which there is a high risk of importation of infection or contamination with Covid-19 by travel from that area (in this Act referred to as an "affected areas order").
(2) When making an order under this section, the Minister shall have regard to the advice of the Chief Medical Officer of the Department of Health and shall consult with such Minister of the Government as the Minister considers appropriate having regard to the functions of that other Minister of the Government.]
Annotations
Amendments:
F53
Inserted (20.03.2020 and extended to 9.06.2021, 9.11.2021, 9.02.2022, 31.03.2022) by Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 (1/2020), s. 10, commenced on enactment and as per s. 2(3)(b). The amendment was extended from 9 November 2020 to 9 June 2021 by Resolution of Dáil Éireann: Debates Volume 999 No. 7, 22 October 2020, Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest Act) 2020 - Part 3: Motion, and by Resolution of Seanad Éireann: Debates Volume 272 No. 1, 22 October 2020, Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 Part 3: Motion. The amendment was again extended to from 10 June 2021 to 9 November 2021 (10.06.2021) by the amendment of s. 2(3)(b) by Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) Act 2021 (12/2021), s. 1(a), (b) commenced as per s. 5(2). The amendment was further extended from 10 November 2021 to 9 February 2022 by Resolution of Dáil Éireann: Debates Volume 1013 No. 3, 3 November 2021 - Extension of Part 3 of the Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020: Motion, and by Resolution of Seanad Éireann: Debates Volume 279 No. 11, 3 November 2021, Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020: Motion. It was again extended from 10 February 2022 to 31 March 2022 (10.02.2022) by the amendment of s. 2(3)(b) by Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021 (46/2021), s. 1, commenced as per s. 5(2).
Editorial Notes:
E838
Power pursuant to section exercised (31.03.2022) by Health Act 1947 (Affected Areas) (Revocation) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 153 of 2022).
E839
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to section exercised (7.04.2020) by Health Act 1947 (Affected Areas) Order 2020 (S.I. No. 120 of 2020); revoked (31.03.2022) by Health Act 1947 (Affected Areas) (Revocation) Order 2022 (S.I. No. 153 of 2022), reg. 2.