Health Act 1953

Facilities for teaching of clinical medicine or conduct of medical research.

62

62.(1) Where a college which awards any of the qualifying diplomas mentioned in the Second Schedule to the Medical Practitioners Act, 1927 (No. 25 of 1927), or a college of a university which awards any such diploma, requires facilities for the teaching of clinical medicine or for the conduct of medical research in a health institution—

(a) the Minister, if he so thinks proper, may by order declare the institution to be a teaching institution,

(b) on the institution being declared to be a teaching institution—

(i) it shall be the duty of the health authority by whom the institution is maintained to provide in the institution such facilities for the teaching of clinical medicine or for the conduct of medical research as the Minister may direct from time to time,

(ii) F48[]

(2) In this section “medicine” shall be construed as including surgery and midwifery, and “medical” shall be construed accordingly.

Annotations

Amendments:

F48

Repealed (24.03.2021) by Regulated Professions (Health and Social Care) (Amendment) Act 2020 (16/2020), s. 186, S.I. No. 120 of 2021, art. 2(g).

Modifications (not altering text):

C5

References to "health institution" and "institution" construed (1.04.1971) by Health Act 1970 (Adaptation) Regulations 1971 (S.I. No. 106 of 1971), art. 6 and sch.

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6. Each of the enactments and regulations mentioned in the first column of the Schedule to this Order shall be adapted in the manner and to the extent specified in the second column of the said Schedule.

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Adaptation

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Health Act, 1953

(No. 26 of 1953)

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In section 62 the reference to a "health institution" shall be construed as a reference to a hospital maintained by a health board under section 38 of the Health Act, 1970 and the references in this section to "institution" shall be construed accordingly.

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Editorial Notes:

E167

Previous affecting provision: subs. (1)(b)(ii) amended (1.01.2005) by Health Act 2004 (42/2004), s. 75 and sch. 6 part 2, S.I. No. 887 of 2004; repealed (24.03.2021) as per F-note above.

E168

Previous affecting provision: subs. (1)(b)(ii) amended (6.10.2004) by Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 (33/2004), s. 61 and sch. 2 part 1, commenced on enactment; repealed (24.03.2021) as per F-note above.

E169

Previous affecting provision: subs. (1)(b)(ii) amended (1.01.1984) by Local Authorities (Officers and Employees) Act 1983 (1/1983), s. 7(2)(a), S.I. No. 371 of 1983; repealed (24.03.2021) as per F-note above.