Item

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Amendment

1.

Section 33

In paragraph (b), substitute “medical officer of health for the area” for “district medical officer for the district”.

2.

Section 36

In subsection (1)(c), substitute “medical officer of health for the area” for “district medical officer for the district”.

3.

Section 37

In subsections (1) to (3), substitute “medical officer of health” for “district medical officer” wherever occurring.

4.

Section 78 (as amended by the Health (Amendment) Act 2004)

Substitute the following subsection for subsection (1):

“(1) The Health Service Executive may acquire land either—

(a) by agreement, subject to any general directions given by the Minister with the consent of the Minister for Finance, or

(b) compulsorily under this Part of this Act or the Acts incorporated with this Act.”.

5.

Section 89 (as amended by the Health (Amendment) Act 2004)

Substitute the following subsection for subsection (1):

“(1) The Health Service Executive may, subject to any general directions given by the Minister with the consent of the Minister for Finance, sell, exchange, let or otherwise dispose of any land vested in it.”.

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1.

Section 62

In subsection (1)(b)(ii), substitute “the Health Service Executive” for each reference to “the Minister” and substitute “any board constituted by the Public Appointments Service in accordance with the Public Service Management (Recruitment and Appointments) Act 2004 ” for “any board constituted by the Local Authorities (Officers and Employers) Act 1926 (No. 39 of 1926)”.

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Amendment

1.

Section 3A

Insert the following section after section 3:

“3A (1) The Minister may by order establish a body to perform, subject to such modifications as are specified in the order, functions that, immediately before the establishment day, were being performed by a specified body.

(2) An establishment order shall include provision for—

(a) the transfer, without further conveyance or assignment, of any property, rights and liabilities of the specified body to the body established under this section,

(b) the preservation of continuing contracts and commitments made by the specified body, and

(c) the continuance of pending legal proceedings.

(3) Each person who, immediately before the establishment day of a body established under this section, is an employee of the specified body is, on that day, transferred to and becomes an employee of the body established under this section.

(4) Except in accordance with a collective agreement negotiated with a recognised trade union or association of employees, a person transferred under this section is entitled, while in the employment of the body established under this section, to terms and conditions of employment no less favourable than those to which the person was entitled immediately before the establishment day of that body.

(5) Until the terms and conditions of employment to which a person transferred under this section was entitled immediately before the establishment day are varied by the body established under this section after consulting and reaching a collective agreement with the recognised trade union or association of the employees concerned, they continue to apply to that person while in the employment of that body.

(6) The previous service of a person transferred under this section is to be counted as service for the purposes of, but subject to any exceptions or exclusions in, the following Acts:

(a) the Redundancy Payments Acts 1967 to 2003;

(b) Adoptive Leave Act 1995;

(c) Maternity Protection Act 1994;

(d) Protection of Employees (Fixed-Term Work) Act 2003;

(e) the Protection of Employees (Part-Time Work) Act 2001;

(f) the Organisation of Working Time Act 1997;

(g) the Minimum Notice and Terms of Employment Acts 1973 to 2001;

(h) the Unfair Dismissals Acts 1977 to 2001;

(i) the Carer's Leave Act 2001;

(j) the Parental Leave Act 1998.

(7) Any superannuation benefits awarded to or in respect of a person transferred under this section and the terms relating to those benefits shall be no less favourable than those applicable to or in respect of that person immediately before the applicable transfer day.

(8) A body established under this section shall make payments in respect of remuneration and allowances to its employees out of funds at its disposal.

(9) The pension payments and other superannuation liabilities in respect of former employees of the specified body become, on the establishment day, the liability of the body established under this section.

(10) In this section—

‘previous service’ means service with the specified body before the establishment day of the body established under this section;

‘recognised trade union or association of employees’ means a trade union or association of employees recognised by the specified body for the purposes of negotiations that are concerned with the terms and conditions of employment and the working conditions of employees;

‘specified body’ means a body that was established under section 11 of the Health Act 1970 and that is specified by the Minister in an establishment order under this section;

‘terms and conditions of employment’ includes terms and conditions in respect of remuneration and tenure of office and related matters.”.

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Amendment

1.

Section 14

(a) In subsection (3)(j), substitute the following subparagraph for subparagraph (iv):

“(iv) by the Health Service Executive and its employees,”.

(b) In subsection (3)(k), substitute “and in the case of an employee of the Health Service Executive, a written authorisation of the Executive” for “and in the case of an officer of a health board, a written authorisation of the board”.

(c) In subsection (3)(o), substitute “the Health Service Executive” for “health boards”

Item

Provision affected

Amendment

1.

Section 16

In subsection (1), substitute “the Health Service Executive” for “a health board”.

Item

Provision affected

Amendment

1.

Section 2

In subsection (1) (as amended by the Unfair Dismissals (Amendment) Act 1993), substitute the following paragraphs for paragraph (j):

“(j) officers of a vocational committee established by the Vocational Education Act 1930,

 (k) the chief executive officer of the Health Service Executive for the purposes of section 17 of the Health Act 2004.”.

Item

Provision affected

Amendment

1.

Section 28 (as amended by the Misuse of Drugs Act 1984)

(a) In subsection (1)(a), substitute “the Health Service Executive” for “a health board”.

(b) In subsection (1)(b), substitute “the Health Service Executive” for “a health board”.

(c) In subsection (2), substitute “the Health Service Executive” for “a health board”.

(d) In subsection (11), delete the definition of “health board”.

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Provision affected

Amendment

1.

First Schedule (as amended by the Ombudsman Act (First Schedule) (Amendment) Order 1984)

Substitute “the Health Service Executive” for “Health boards”, wherever occurring.

2.

Second Schedule (as amended by the Ombudsman Act 1980 (Second Schedule) (Amendment) Order 1985)

Substitute “the Health Service Executive” for “Health boards”.

Item

Provision affected

Amendment

1.

Section 8

In subsection (1), substitute “the Health Service Executive” for “a health board”.

Item

Provision affected

Amendment

1.

Section 8

(a) In subsection (1), delete “, with the consent of the Minister for Health,”.

(b) In subsection (1), substitute “the Health Service Executive” for “a health board”.

Item

Provision affected

Amendment

1.

Section 9

In subsection (4), substitute the following paragraph for paragraph (b):

“(b) the Health Service Executive, and”.

2.

Section 11

Substitute the following subsection for subsection (4):

“(4) A scheme made under this section may provide that the housing authority shall obtain and have regard to a report from a medical practitioner employed by the Health Service Executive in the making of lettings of dwellings where priority is claimed on grounds consisting of, or including, medical grounds.”.

Item

Provision affected

Amendment

1.

Section 2

Delete the definition of “health board”.

2.

Section 14

Substitute “the Health Service Executive” for “a health board”.

3.

Section 30

Substitute “the Health Service Executive” for “a health board”.

4.

Section 37

(a) Substitute the following subsection for subsection (2):

“(2) Where a child is detained under this section a member of the Garda Síochána shall as soon as possible—

(a) return the child to the custody of a person (not being the Health Service Executive) in favour of whom a court has made an order referred to in subsection (1) of this section unless the member has reasonable grounds for believing that such person will act in breach of such order, or

(b) where the child has been in the care of the Health Service Executive, return the child to it, or

(c) in a case other than one to which paragraph (a) or (b) of this subsection applies, or where the member is of the belief referred to in the said paragraph (a), deliver the child into the care of the Health Service Executive.”.

(b) In subsections (3) to (5), substitute “the Health Service Executive” for “a health board”, wherever occurring.

(c) In subsections (3) to (5), substitute “the Health Service Executive” for “the health board”, wherever occurring.

Item

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Amendment

1.

Section 47

(a) In subsection (1), substitute the following paragraph for paragraph (b):

“(b) such person nominated by the Health Service Executive specified in the order as the Health Service Executive may nominate, being a person who in its opinion is suitably qualified for the purpose, or”.

(b) Delete subsection (7).

Item

Provision affected

Amendment

1.

Section 1

In subsection (1), delete the definition of “health board”.

2.

Section 2

(a) In subsection (1)(a), substitute “the Health Service Executive” for “a health board” and “the health board” wherever occurring.

(b) In subsection (3), substitute “the Health Service Executive” for “a health board” and “the health board” wherever occurring.

3.

Section 3

(a) In subsection (1), substitute “the Health Service Executive” for “a health board” and “the health board” wherever occurring.

(b) In subsection (6), substitute “the Health Service Executive” for “a health board” and “the health board” wherever occurring.

4.

Section 5

In subsection (2), substitute “the Health Service Executive” for “a health board” and “the health board” wherever occurring.

5.

Section 6

(a) In subsection (1), substitute “the Health Service Executive” for “a health board”.

(b) In subsection (2), substitute “the Health Service Executive” for “a health board”.

(c) In subsection (3), substitute “the Health Service Executive” for “a health board”.

(d) In subsection (5), substitute “the Health Service Executive” for “the health board”.

(e) Delete subsection (6).

6.

Section 7

(a) In subsection (1), substitute “the Health Service Executive” for “the health board for the area in which such dependent person resides or is for the time being”.

(b) In subsection (2), substitute “the Health Service Executive” for “the health board concerned”.

(c) In subsection (3), substitute “the Health Service Executive” for “the health board concerned”.

(d) In subsection (4), substitute “the Health Service Executive” for “a health board”.

7.

Section 11

(a) In subsection (3), substitute “the Health Service Executive” for “the health board” and “a health board” wherever occurring.

(b) In subsection (2), substitute “the Health Service Executive” for “a health board” and “the health board” wherever occurring.

(c) In subsection (3), substitute “the Health Service Executive” for “the health board for the area in which the person resides”.

8.

Section 13

Substitute “the Health Service Executive” for “a health board” and “the health board” wherever occurring.

Item

Provision affected

Amendment

1.

Section 8

(a) In subsection (5)(a) (as amended by section 11 of the Immigration Act 1999), substitute “Health Service Executive” for “health board in whose functional area the child is”.

(b) In subsection (5), substitute the following paragraph for paragraph (b):

“(b) Where it appears to the Health Service Executive, on the basis of information available to it, that an application for a declaration should be made by or on behalf of a child referred to in paragraph (a), the Health Service Executive shall arrange for the appointment of an employee of the Health Service Executive or such other person as it may determine to make an application on behalf of the child.”.

(c) In subsection (5)(c), substitute “Health Service Executive” for “health board concerned.”.

(d) In subsection (5), delete paragraph (d).

2.

Section 9

In subsection (12), substitute the following paragraph for paragraph (c):

“(c) Where an unmarried child under the age of 18 years is in the custody of any person (whether a parent or a person acting in loco parentis or any other person) and such person is detained pursuant to the provisions of this section, the immigration officer or the member of the Garda Síochána concerned shall, without delay, notify the Health Service Executive of the detention and of the circumstances thereof.”.

3.

Section 9A (as amended by section 7 of the Immigration Act 2003)

In subsection (2), substitute the following paragraph for paragraph (b):

“(b) an employee of the Health Service Executive or other person appointed by the Health Service Executive under section 8(5)(b).”.

Item

Provision affected

Amendment

1.

Section 3 (as amended by section 197 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004)

In subsection (2), substitute the following paragraph for paragraph (a):

“(a) having consulted the tenant or the relevant purchaser and the Health Service Executive, believe that the tenant or relevant purchaser—

(i) may be deterred or prevented by violence, threat, or fear from pursuing an application for an exclusion order, or

(ii) does not intend, for whatever other reason, to make such an application, and”.

2.

Section 3A (as amended by section 197 of the Residential Tenancies Act 2004)

In subsection (2), substitute the following paragraph for paragraph (a):

“(a) having consulted the authorised person concerned and the Health Service Executive believe that such authorised person—

(i)   may be deterred or prevented by violence, threat or fear from pursuing an application for a site excluding order, or

(ii) does not intend, for whatever other reason, to make such an application,

and”.

3.

Section 7

In subsection (1), substitute the following paragraphs for paragraphs (c) and (d):

“(c) the housing authority in whose functional area the house in respect of which the application for the order was made is situate,

(d) the Health Service Executive, and

(e) the member of the Garda Síochána in charge of the Garda Síochána station for the area in which the house in relation to which the application for the order was made is situate.”.

Item

Provision affected

Amendment

1.

Section 8

Substitute the following paragraph for paragraph (c):

“(c) the Health Service Executive,”.

Item

Provision affected

Amendment

1.

Section 5

In subsection (4)(c), substitute “Health Service Executive” for “health board for the area in which the person is being detained”.

Item

Provision affected

Amendment

1.

Section 2

In the definition of “authorised officer”, substitute the following paragraph for paragraph (c):

“(c) an employee of the Health Service Executive authorised in writing by the chief executive officer of the Health Service Executive to be an authorised officer for the purposes of section 6(1)(d) and (2);”.

2.

Section 29

Substitute the following subsection for subsection (2):

“(2) The Health Service Executive may appoint such and so many persons as it considers necessary to be authorised officers for the purpose of the implementation of section 6(1)(d) and (2).”.

Item

Provision affected

Amendment

1.

Section 25

In subsection (1), in the definition of “state work or a service”, substitute the following paragraphs for paragraph (d):

“(d) is an officer or servant of a harbour authority or vocational education committee, or

(e) is an employee of the Health Service Executive.”.

Item

Provision affected

Amendment

1.

Section 2

In subsection (1), in the definition of “public authority”, substitute the following paragraph for paragraph (d):

“(d) the Health Service Executive established under section 6 of the Health Act 2004;”.

2.

Section 13

In subsection (1), insert the following subparagraph after subparagraph (i):

“(ii) is a person employed by the Health Service Executive and is at a grade or of a description of employment designated by order of the Minister for Health and Children, or”.

3.

Section 85

Substitute the following subsection for subsection (7):

“(7) This section is without prejudice to section 8 of the Health Act 2004 and an agreement may not be entered into under this section in any case in which an agreement could be entered into under that section.”.

4.

Section 220

In subsection (1) in the definition of “linked body” (as amended by the Health (Amendment) Act 2004) insert “a Regional Health Forum established under the Health Act 2004,” after “means”.

Item

Provision affected

Amendment

1.

Section 2 (as amended by section 2 of the Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Act 2004)

In subsection (1), delete the definition of “health board”.

2.

Section 6

(a) Substitute the following subsection for subsection (2):

“(2) Summary proceedings for an offence under this Act may be brought and prosecuted by the Health Service Executive.”.

(b) In subsection (3), substitute “the Health Service Executive,” for “the health board concerned,”.

3.

Section 10

In subsection (1)(h), substitute “the Health Service Executive” for “health boards” and “the health boards”.

4.

Section 47 (as amended by section 16 of the Public Health (Tobacco) (Amendment) Act 2004)

In subsection (7), substitute the following definition for the definition of “health premises”:

“ ‘health premises’ means any hospital, sanatorium, home, laboratory, clinic, health care centre or similar premises required for the provision of services under the Health Acts 1947 to 2004, provided and maintained by the Health Service Executive;”.

5.

Section 48

(a) Substitute the following subsection for subsection (2):

“(2) The Health Service Executive shall appoint such one or more persons, as it considers appropriate, to be an authorised officer or authorised officers for the purposes of this Act.”.

(b) In subsection (3)(b), substitute “Health Service Executive,” for “health board concerned,”.

6.

Section 49

In subsection (2), substitute “the Health Service Executive” for “a health board” and “the health board”.

7.

Section 51

In subsection (3)(b), substitute “the Health Service Executive” for “the health board” and “the health board concerned”.

Item

Provision affected

Amendment

1.

Section 2

(a) In subsection (1), delete the definition of “health board”.

(b) In subsection (1), substitute the following definition for the definition of “voluntary hospital”:

“ ‘voluntary hospital’ means a hospital which is substantially funded by means of an arrangement with the Health Service Executive under section 38 of the Health Act 2004 and the governing body of which is not the Health Service Executive or a committee of it.”.

2.

Section 9

(a) In subsection (1)(a), insert “or” after “the Act of 1988,”.

(b) In subsection (1), substitute the following paragraph for paragraphs (b) and (c):

“(b) a voluntary hospital in connection with the provision by it of health and personal social services within the meaning of the Health Act 2004 in accordance with an arrangement made by it under section 38 of that Act with the Health Service Executive,”.

(c) Delete subsection (4).

3.

Section 13

In subsection (2)(b), substitute the following subparagraph for subparagraph (iii):

“(iii) where the investigation relates to an action taken by or on behalf of a voluntary hospital, to the Health Service Executive,”.

4.

Schedule 1

(a) In Part 1(4), substitute “The Health Service Executive.” for “a health board.”.

(b) In Part 2, substitute “the Health Service Executive” for “a health board” and “the health board” wherever occurring.

Item

Provision affected

Amendment

1.

Section 1

Delete the definition of “health board”.

2.

Section 13

Substitute the following subsection for subsection (1):

“13.—(1) No action or other proceeding shall lie or be maintainable against—

(a) the Minister or a fire authority or any officer of or person employed by the fire authority,

(b) the Health Service Executive or any person employed by the Health Service Executive,

(c) any person engaged by a fire authority or the Health Service Executive,

(d) a member of the Garda Síochána, or

(e) an authorised officer,

for the recovery of damages in respect of any injury to persons, damage to property or other loss alleged to have been caused or contributed to by a failure to exercise any function conferred or imposed on the fire authority or the Health Service Executive by or under this Act.”.

3.

Section 21

Substitute the following subsection for subsection (1):

“(1) A fire authority may appoint in writing such and so many persons to be authorised officers for the purposes of Part 1 or 2 and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing such persons may include a person who is employed by the Health Service Executive.”.

Item

Provision affected

Amendment

1.

Section 5

In subsection (2)(d), substitute “Health Service Executive” for “health board for the area in which the person is being detained”.

2.

Section 8

In subsection (4), substitute “the Health Service Executive,” for “a health board,”.

Item

Provision affected

Amendment

1.

Section 2

(a) Delete the definition of “authority”.

(b) Insert the following definition:

” ‘Executive’ means the Health Service Executive;”.

(c) Delete the definition of “health board”.

(d) Insert the following definition:

“ ‘registration area’ shall be construed in accordance with section 15(1) and (2A);”.

(e) Substitute the following for the definition of “scheme”:

“ ‘scheme’ means a scheme approved under section 14;”.

2.

Section 14

(a) Substitute the following subsection for subsection (1):

“(1) As soon as may be after the appointment of the first Superintendent Registrar of a registration area, he or she shall prepare a scheme in writing for the administration of the Civil Registration Service in that area and shall, after it has been approved by the Executive, submit the scheme to the Minister.”.

(b) In subsection (3)(a), substitute “of the registration area concerned” for “of the authority concerned”.

(c) In subsections (3)(b) and (4), substitute “the Executive” for “the authority concerned”.

(d) In subsection (5), substitute “the Executive” for “the authority”.

(e) In subsection (6), substitute “the Executive” for “the relevant authority”.

(f) Substitute the following subsection for subsection (7):

“(7) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (1), a scheme shall specify in relation to a registration area—

(a) the number of registrars required for the purpose of the performance of the Executive's functions within that area,

(b) the number of other employees required for that purpose,

(c) the locations within that area of the offices of the Executive,

(d) the proposed functions of, and distribution of functions between, the registrars and employees assigned pursuant to the scheme,

(e) particulars of the proposed conditions of employment of the registrars and employees assigned pursuant to the scheme, and

(f) particulars or provisions in relation to any other matter standing specified for the time being by the Minister.”.

(g) In subsection (8), substitute “the Executive in relation to the registration area concerned” for “the authority concerned”.

3.

Section 15

(a) Substitute the following subsections for subsections (1) and (2):

“(1) Each functional area of the Health Service Executive shall, subject to subsection (2A), be a registration area for the purposes of this Act.

(2) After consulting with an tArd Chláraitheoir, the Executive shall assign a name to each registration area.

(2A) The Executive may, with the consent of an tArd Chláraitheoir, redefine for the purposes of this Act the boundaries of any of its functional areas, and, if it does so, that functional area as redefined shall be a registration area for those purposes.”.

(b) Substitute the following for subsection (3):

“(3) Under the overall management, control and supervision of an tArd Chláraitheoir, the Executive shall, in accordance with the provisions of the relevant scheme, manage, control and administer, through the Superintendent Registrar of each registration area, the Civil Registration Service in that area and perform in the area the other functions conferred on it by or under this Act.”.

(c) In subsection (4)—

(i)   substitute “the Executive” for “an authority” wherever occurring,

(ii) delete “its expenditure on and”, and

(iii) substitute “a registration area” for “its functional area”.

(d) Substitute the following for subsection (5):

“(5) The Executive shall, in each year beginning with the year 2005, prepare an estimate in writing of its income and expenditure in the next following year in respect of each registration area and shall submit a copy of it to an tArd Chláraitheoir.”.

4.

Section 16

(a) Delete subsection (1).

(b) In subsection (2), substitute “Accounts of the Executive relating to each scheme” for “Accounts of an authority”.

(c) Delete subsection (3).

5.

Section 17

(a) Substitute the following subsections for subsections (1) to (3):

“(1) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Executive, after consulting with an tArd Chláraitheoir, shall—

(a) appoint, in respect of each registration area, an employee of the Executive as the chief officer of that area to be known as the Superintendent Registrar,

(b) appoint such number of employees of the Executive as registrars of births, stillbirths, deaths and marriages and assign them to each registration area, and

(c) assign such number of other employees to each registration area,

as it considers necessary for the performance of its functions.

(2) The appointment and assignment of a registrar under paragraph (b) and the assignment of an employee under paragraph (c) of subsection (1) to a registration area shall be in accordance with the scheme relating to the area.

(3) The Superintendent Registrar of a registration area shall manage, control and administer the Civil Registration Service on behalf of and subject to the control and direction of the Executive in that area and shall perform such other functions in relation to the Civil Registration Service as may from time to time be specified in writing to him or her by the Executive.”.

(b) In subsection (4), substitute “in the registration area to which he or she is assigned” for “in the functional area of the authority by which he or she was appointed” and substitute “a scheme relating to that area” for “a scheme made by the authority by which he or she was appointed”.

(c) In subsection (5), substitute “the registration area to which the registrar or officer is assigned” for “the authority by which the registrar or officer was appointed”.

(d) Substitute the following subsection for subsection (6):

“(6) A Superintendent Registrar of a registration area may give a direction to a registrar or authorised officer assigned to that area.”.

(e) In subsection (8), substitute “the Executive” for “the authority concerned”.

(f) Substitute the following subsection for subsection (9):

“(9) A person holding office under this section (including a Superintendent Registrar and a registrar) may be removed from office by the Executive if, in its opinion, the person is incapable by reason of ill health of performing the functions of the office or has committed stated misbehaviour or his or her removal from office appears to the Executive to be necessary for the effective performance of the functions of the office.”.

(g) In subsection (10), substitute the following paragraph for paragraph (a):

“(a) The Executive may appoint any of its employees to be authorised officers either, as may be specified in the instrument of appointment, for the purposes of this Act or for the purposes of specified provisions of this Act and shall assign such officers to a registration area.”.

6.

Section 19

(a) In subsection (3)—

(i) substitute “the Superintendent Registrar in whose registration area” for “the authority in whose functional area” and substitute “the Superintendent Registrar may” for “the authority may”, and

(ii) substitute the following paragraph for paragraph (a):

“(a)   to attend before a registrar in that registration area, at the office of the registrar or such other (if any) convenient place as may be specified by the Superintendent Registrar on or before a day so specified (not being less than 7 days from the date of the notice nor more than 12 months from the date of the birth),”.

(b) In subsection (5), substitute “in whose registration area” for “of the authority in whose functional area”.

7.

Section 20

In subsection (1), substitute “of the registration area to which the registrar is assigned” for “of the authority by which he or she was appointed”.

8.

Section 23

In subsection (2), substitute “of the registration area to which the registrar is assigned” for “of the authority by which the registrar is employed”.

9.

Section 24

In subsection (3), substitute “of the registration area to which the registrar is assigned” for “of the authority by which the registrar is employed”.

10.

Section 28

(a) In subsection (4), substitute “Superintendent Registrar in whose registration area” for “the authority in whose functional area” and substitute “in that registration area” for “of the authority”.

(b) In subsection (7), substitute “registration area” for “functional area of the authority”.

11.

Section 29

Substitute “registration area” for “authority”.

12.

Section 30

In subsections (1) and (2), substitute “Superintendent Registrar in whose registration area” for “authority in whose functional area”.

13.

Section 37

(a) In subsection (2), substitute “Superintendent Registrar in whose registration area” for “authority in whose functional area”.

(b) In subsection (2)(a), substitute “that registration area or in the registration area” for “that functional area or in the functional area of the authority”.

14.

Section 40

In subsection (1), substitute “of the registration area to which the registrar is assigned” for “of the authority by which the registrar is employed”.

15.

Section 41

In subsection (4), substitute “registration area” for “functional area of the authority”.

16.

Section 43

In subsections (1) and (2), substitute “registration area” for “functional area of the authority”.

17.

Section 45

In the definition of “body” substitute “the Executive” for “an authority”.

18.

Section 52

(a) In subsection (1), substitute “the Executive” for “the authority by which the registrar is employed” and for “that authority”.

(b) In subsection (2)(a), substitute “the Executive” for “the authority by whom the registrar is employed”.

(c) In subsection (2)(b), substitute “the Executive” for “the authority by which he or she is employed”.

19.

Section 53

In subsection (4)(a), substitute “the Executive” for “an authority”.

20.

Section 54

In subsection (2), substitute the following paragraph for paragraph (a):

“(a)   in case the body is the Executive, for the registration of a registrar named in the application who is employed by the Executive and is aged 18 years or more.”.

21.

Section 56

(a) In subsection (5)(a), substitute “the Executive” for “an authority”.

(b) In subsection (5)(c)(i), substitute “the Executive” for “an authority” and for “the authority”.

(c) In subsection (5)(c)(ii), substitute “the Executive” for “an authority”.

(d) In subsection (5)(c)(iii), substitute “the Executive” for “an authority” wherever occurring and for “the authority”.

22.

Section 58

In subsection (2), substitute the following for everything before paragraph (c):

“(2) Where an objection under subsection (1) is received by a registrar assigned to a registration area other than the registration area to which is assigned the registrar who, in relation to the marriage concerned, was given the notification referred to in section 46 or a copy of an order referred to in that section—

(a) the registrar by whom the objection is received shall refer the objection to the Superintendent Registrar of the registration area to which is assigned the registrar who was given the notification or the copy of the court order,

(b) the Superintendent Registrar to whom the objection is referred shall direct a registrar assigned to his or her registration area to perform the function conferred by this section on the registrar who received the objection,”.

23.

Section 60

In subsection (2), substitute—

(a) “the Executive” for “the authority concerned”,

(b) “by the Executive to such employee of the Executive” for “by the authority to such officer of the authority”, and

(c) “as the Executive” for “as the authority”.

24.

Section 61

(a) In subsection (1)(b), in subparagraph (i), delete “or” where it occurs after “a true copy,”; in subparagraph (ii), insert “or” after “a copy”; and insert the following subparagraph:

“(iii) a certified extract,”.

(b) In subsection (2)(b), in subparagraph (i), delete “or” where it occurs after “a true copy,”; in subparagraph (ii), insert “or” after “a copy”; and insert the following subparagraph:

“(iii) a certified extract,”.

(c) Insert the following subsection:

“(5) The Minister may make regulations specifying particulars to be included in a certified extract referred to in subsection (1) or (2).”.

25.

Section 64

(a) In subsection (1), substitute “of the registration area to which the registrar is assigned” for “of the authority by which the registrar is employed”.

(b) In subsection (2), substitute “any registration area” for “any authority” and substitute “in that registration area” for “of that authority”.

26.

Section 66

(a) In subsection (1)(g), substitute “the Executive” for “a health board”.

(b) In subsection (1)(i), substitute “the Executive” for “a health board”.

27.

Section 68

In subsection (3), substitute “the Executive” for “the relevant authority”.

28.

Section 71

(a) In subsection (1), substitute “the Executive” for “the authority in whose functional area the offence was committed”.

(b) In subsections (2) and (3), substitute “the Executive” for “the authority concerned”.

29.

Section 73

In subsection (5), substitute “medical practitioners employed by the Executive” for “medical officers of health boards”.

30.

First Schedule

In Part 2, delete “Personal public service number of child”.