Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021
Short title, commencement and operation
1. (1) This Act may be cited as the Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021.
(2) This Act shall come into operation on such day or days as the Minister for Health may appoint by order or orders either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so appointed for different purposes or provisions.
F1[(3) Part 2 shall continue in operation for the period ending on the later of—
(a) the 31st day of March 2022, or
(b) the date that is specified in a resolution passed by each House of the Oireachtas under subsection (4).]
F1[(4) Each House of the Oireachtas may, on or before the 31st day of March 2022, pass a resolution to continue Part 2 in operation for such period, not exceeding 3 months, that ends on a date specified in the resolution.]
(5) Part 3 shall continue in operation until the date on which sections 2, 7 and 8 of the Health (Amendment) Act 2021 shall cease to have effect.
Annotations:
Amendments:
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Substituted (10.01.2022) by Health and Criminal Justice (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021 (46/2021), s. 4, commenced as per s. 5(3).
Editorial Notes:
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Power pursuant to subs. (2) exercised (25.07.2021) by Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021 (Commencement) Order 2021
2. The 25th day of July 2021 is appointed as the day on which the Health (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 2021 (No. 24 of 2021), other than —
(a) paragraphs (a), (b) and (d) to (j) of section 5, and
(b) sections 6 and 7,
of that Act shall come into operation.
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Previous affecting resolutions: application of Part 2 (ss. 3, 4) extended from 10 Octpber 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.
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Sections 2, 6 and 7 ceased to have effect (1.11.2021) on expiry of Resolution of Dáil Éireann: Debates Volume 1010 No. 5, 14 July 2021, Mandatory Hotel Quarantine Extension: Motion and Resolution of Seanad Éireann: Debates Volume 278 No. 4, 16 July 2021, Mandatory Hotel Quarantine Extension: Motion, and previous expiry of Resolution of Dáil Éireann: Debates Volume 1008 No. 2, 2 June 2021 - Health (Amendment) Act 2021: Motion and Resolution of Seanad Éireann: Debates Volume 276 No. 8, 31 May 2021, Health (Amendment) Act 2021: Motion.