Health Insurance Act 1994
Regulations.
3. — (1) The Minister may—
(a) by regulations provide for any matter referred to in this Act as prescribed or to be prescribed, and
(b) make regulations generally for the purpose of giving effect to this Act and, if in any respect any difficulty arises during the period of two years after the commencement of this section in bringing into operation this Act, by regulations do anything which appears to be necessary or expedient for bringing this Act into operation.
(2) Regulations under this Act may contain such incidental, supplementary and consequential provisions as appear to the Minister F20[(or, in the case of regulations under section 11E, the Authority)] to be necessary or expedient for the purposes of the regulations.
(3) Every regulation under this Act F21[…] shall be laid before each House of the Oireachtas as soon as may be after it is made and, if a resolution annulling the regulation is passed by either such House within the next 21 days on which that House has sat after the regulation is laid before it, the regulation shall be annulled accordingly, but without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done there-under.
(4) F22[…]
Annotations:
Amendments:
F20
Inserted (26.12.2012) by Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2012 (45/2012), s. 4(a), commenced on enactment.
F21
Deleted (26.12.2012) by Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2012 (45/2012), s. 4(b), commenced on enactment.
F22
Deleted (26.12.2012) by Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2012 (45/2012), s. 4(c), commenced on enactment.
Editorial Notes:
E8
Power pursuant to section exercised (30.03.2022) by Health Insurance Act 1994 (Information Returns) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 148 of 2022).
E9
Power pursuant to section exercised (30.03.2022) by Health Insurance Act 1994 (Risk Equalisation Scheme) (Amendment) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 147 of 2022).
E10
Power pursuant to section exercised (30.03.2022) by Health Insurance Act 1994 (Preparation of Financial Statements) Regulations 2022 (S.I. No. 146 of 2022).
E11
Power pursuant to section exercised (1.01.2017) by Health Insurance Act 1994 (Lifetime Cover) (Revocation) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 627 of 2016), in effect as per reg. 1(2).
E12
Power pursuant to section exercised (1.03.2016) by Health Insurance Act 1994 (Information Returns) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 608 of 2015), in effect as per reg. 1(2).
E13
Power pursuant to section exercised (1.05.2015) by Health Insurance Act 1994 (Open Enrolment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 79 of 2015), in effect as per reg. 1(2).
E14
Power pursuant to section exercised (13.03.2015) by Health Insurance Act 1994 (Minimum Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 96 of 2015).
E15
Power pursuant to section exercised (1.01.2015) by Health Insurance Act 1994 (Minimum Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 612 of 2014), in effect as per reg. 1(2).
E16
Power pursuant to section exercised (24.11.2014) by Health Insurance Act 1994 (Section 17) Levy Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 528 of 2014).
E17
Power pursuant to section exercised (19.12.2013) by Health Insurance Act 1994 (Information Returns) (Amendment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. No. 522 of 2013).
E18
Power pursuant to section exercised (21.12.2011) by Health Insurance Act 1994 (Information Returns) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 (S.I. No. 690 of 2011).
E19
Power pursuant to section exercised (16.03.2009) by Health Insurance Act 1994 (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 72 of 2009), in effect as per reg. 1(3).
E20
Power pursuant to subs. exercised (29.07.2009) by Health Insurance Act 1994 (Information Returns) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 294 of 2009).
E21
Power pursuant to section exercised (27.06.2008) by Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme 2008 (S.I. No. 228 of 2008).
E22
Power pursuant to section exercised (1.05.2007) by Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme 2007 (S.I. No. 220 of 2007).
E23
Power pursuant to section exercised (1.07.2005) by Health Insurance Act 1994 (Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 335 of 2005), in effect as per reg. 3.
E24
Power pursuant to section exercised (1.07.2005) by Health Insurance Act 1994 (Minimum Benefit) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 333 of 2005), in effect as per reg. 3.
E25
Power pursuant to section exercised (30.06.2005) by Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme 2005 (S.I. No. 334 of 2005).
E26
Power pursuant to section exercised (19.12.2003) by Risk Equalisation (Amendment) Scheme 2003 (S.I. No. 710 of 2003).
E27
Power pursuant to section exercised (1.07.2003 and date to be notified) by Risk Equalisation Scheme 2003 (S.I. No. 261 of 2003), in effect as per reg. 2.
E28
Power pursuant to section exercised (9.02.1999) by Health Insurance Act, 1994 (Risk Equalisation) (Revocation) Regulations 1999 (S.I. No. 32 of 1999).
E29
Power pursuant to section exercised (28.03.1996) by Health Insurance Act 1994 (Minimum Benefit) Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 83 of 1996), in effect as per art. 2.
E30
Power pursuant to section exercised (28.03.1996) by Health Insurance Act 1994 (Registration) Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 80 of 1996), in effect as per reg. 2.
E31
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to section exercised (17.11.2010) by Health Insurance Act 1994 (Information Returns) Regulations 2009 (S.I. No. 539 of 2010); revoked (24.11.2014) by Health Insurance Act 1994 (Section 17) Levy Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 528 of 2014), reg. 4(b).
E32
Previous affecting provision: subs. (4)(a) amended (19.07.2009) by Health Insurance (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (24/2009), s. 5, commenced on enactment; subs. (4) deleted (26.12.2012) as per F-note above.
E33
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to section exercised (1.07.2005) by Health Insurance Act 2001 (Open Enrolment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 332 of 2005), in effect as per reg. 2; revoked (1.05.2015) by Health Insurance Act 1994 (Open Enrolment) Regulations 2015 (S.I. No. 79 of 2015, reg. 9, in effect as per reg. 1(2).
E34
Previous affecting provision: subs. (3) amended (19.11.2001) by Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2001 (17/2001), s. 13(b)(i), S.I. No. 514 of 2001, art. 3(f); amendment deleted (26.12.2012) by Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2012 (45/2012), s. 4(b), commenced on enactment.
E35
Previous affecting provision: subs. (4) inserted (19.11.2001) by Health Insurance (Amendment) Act 2001 (17/2001), s. 13(b)(ii), S.I. No. 514 of 2001, art. 3(f); subsection deleted (26.12.2012) as per F-note above.
E36
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to section exercised (14.06.2001) by The Health Insurance Act 1994 (Section 17) Levy Regulations 2001 (S.I. No. 255 of 2001); revoked (24.11.2014) by Health Insurance Act 1994 (Section 17) Levy Regulations 2014 (S.I. No. 528 of 2014), reg. 4(a).
E37
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to section exercised (28.03.1996 and date to be notified) by Health Insurance Act (Risk Equalisation Scheme) 1996 (S.I. No. 84 of 1996), in effect as per art. 2; revoked (9.02.1999) by Health Insurance Act, 1994 (Risk Equalisation) (Revocation) Regulations 1999 (S.I. No. 32 of 1999), reg. 2.
E38
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to section exercised (28.03.1996) by Health Insurance Act 1994 (Lifetime Cover) Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 82 of 1996), in effect as per art. 2; revoked (1.01.2017) by Health Insurance Act 1994 (Lifetime Cover) (Revocation) Regulations 2016 (S.I. No. 627 of 2016), reg. 2, in effect as per reg. 1(2).
E39
Previous affecting provision: power pursuant to section exercised (28.03.1996) by Health Insurance Act 1994 (Open Enrolment) Regulations 1996 (S.I. No. 81 of 1996); revoked (1.07.2005) by Health Insurance Act, 2001 (Open Enrolment) Regulations 2005 (S.I. No. 332 of 2005), reg. 12, in effect as per reg. 2.