S.I. No. 144/2021 - Health Act 1947 (Section 38G – conduct of RT-PCR tests – prescribed persons) (Covid-19) Regulations 2021
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 30th March, 2021. | ||
I, STEPHEN DONNELLY, Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 5 and 38G (1) (inserted by section 7 of the Health (Amendment) Act 2021 (No. 1 of 2021)) of the Health Act 1947 (No. 28 of 1947) hereby make the following regulations: | ||
1. These Regulations may be cited as the Health Act 1947 (Section 38G – conduct of RT-PCR tests – prescribed persons) (Covid-19) Regulations 2021. | ||
2. The Health Service Executive is prescribed as a person approved by the Minister to conduct RT-PCR tests. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
26 March, 2021. | ||
STEPHEN DONNELLY, | ||
Minister for Health. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE | ||
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) | ||
These regulations prescribe the HSE as the persons approved by the Minister for Health to conduct RT-PCR tests with applicable travellers in designated facilities under section 38G (1) (e) (inserted by section 7 of the Health (Amendment) Act 2021 (No. 1 of 2021) of the Health Act 1947 . |