Health Act 1947
F50[Appeal against compliance notice
31AJ.—(1) A person aggrieved by a compliance notice may appeal against the notice to the District Court.
(2) An appeal under subsection (1) shall be made not later than 7 days from the date on which the compliance notice was served.
(3) The District Court shall give such priority to an appeal under subsection (1) as is necessary in the circumstances and may give such directions with regard to the hearing of the application as it considers appropriate in the circumstances.
(4) On the hearing of an appeal under subsection (1), the District Court may confirm, vary or revoke the compliance notice.
(5) A decision of the District Court under this section may be appealed to the Circuit Court and the Circuit Court may, on the hearing of the appeal, confirm, vary or revoke the compliance order.]
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F50
Inserted (25.07.2021 to 9.10.2021, extended to 9.01.2022, 31.03.2022) by Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021 (24/2021), s. 3, S.I. No. 383 of 2021, subject to s. 1(3). The period was extended from 10 October 2021 to 9 January 2022 by Resolution of Dáil Éireann: Debates Volume 1012 No. 2, 6 October 2021 - Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021: Motion, and by Resolution of Seanad Éireann: Debates Volume 279 No. 2, 6 October 2021, Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021: Motion. It was again extended from 10 January 2022 to 31 March 2022 (10.01.2022) by the amendment of s. 1(3) by Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021 (46/2021), s. 4, commenced as per s. 5(3).