S.I. No. 242/2021 - Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (Restrictions upon Travel to the State from Certain States) (No. 5) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in | ||
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 21st May, 2021. | ||
I, STEPHEN DONNELLY, Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 5 and 31A (inserted by section 10 of the Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020 (No. 1 of 2020)) of the Health Act 1947 (No. 28 of 1947) and - | ||
(a) having regard to the immediate, exceptional and manifest risk posed to human life and public health by the spread of Covid-19 and to the matters specified in subsection (2) of section 31A, and | ||
(b) having consulted with the Minister for Transport, the Minister for Foreign Affairs, the Minister for Housing, Local Government and Heritage, the Minister for Justice, the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment and the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media, | ||
hereby make the following regulations: | ||
1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (Restrictions upon Travel to the State from Certain States) (No. 5) (Amendment) Regulations 2021. | ||
(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 14th day of May 2021. | ||
2. The Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (Restrictions upon Travel to the State from Certain States) (No. 5) Regulations 2021 ( S.I. No. 135 of 2021 ) are amended in paragraph (10) of Regulation 9, by the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (e): | ||
“(e) to carry out essential repair, maintenance, construction or safety assurance relating to - | ||
(i) critical transport infrastructure and services (including the commissioning and decommissioning of such infrastructure and services), | ||
(ii) critical utility infrastructure (including the commissioning and decommissioning of such infrastructure), | ||
(iii) critical public services, | ||
(iv) manufacturing services, | ||
(v) information services, or | ||
(vi) communications services,”. | ||
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GIVEN under my Official Seal, | ||
13 May, 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 amend Statutory Instrument No. 135 of 2021 with regard to provisions for essential workers. |
