S.I. No. 104/1987 - Health Contributions (Rate) Regulations, 1987.
S.I. No. 104 of 1987. | ||
HEALTH CONTRIBUTIONS (RATE) REGULATIONS, 1987. | ||
The Minister for Health in exercise of the powers conferred on him by sub-section (2) of section 9 of the Health Contributions Act, 1979 (No. 4 of 1979) hereby makes the following Regulations as respects which, pursuant to sub-section (5) of the said section, a draft has been approved by a resolution of each House of the Oireachtas. 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Health Contributions (Rate) Regulations, 1987. 2. The rate specified in sections 5 (1) (a), 6 (1) and 7 of the Health Contributions Act, 1979 , is hereby varied with effect from the 6th day of April, 1987, to 1.25%. | ||
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health this 3rd day of April, 1987. | ||
RORY O'HANLON, | ||
Minister for Health. | ||
The Minister for Finance hereby sanctions the above Regulations. | ||
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance this 3rd day of April, 1987. | ||
RAY MACSHARRY, | ||
Minister for Finance. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE. | ||
Section 9 (2) of the Health Contributions Act, 1979 , provides that the Minister for Health may by regulation vary the rate specified in sections 5 (1) (a), 6 (1) and 7 of the Act. The present rate is 1% and it is now varied by these regulations to 1.25%. The changed rate is operative from the beginning of the contribution year commencing on 6th April, 1987. |