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S.I. No. 93/1980 -- Health Services (Amendment) Regulations, 1980.

S.I. No. 93/1980 -- Health Services (Amendment) Regulations, 1980. 1980 93

S.I. No. 93/1980:

HEALTH SERVICES (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1980.

HEALTH SERVICES (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1980.

The Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 5 of the Health Act, 1947 (No. 28 of 1947) and by section 72 of the Health Act, 1970 (No. 1 of 1970), hereby makes the following Regulations:--

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Services (Amendment) Regulations, 1980.

(2) In these Regulations the "Regulations of 1979" means the Health Services Regulations, 1979 ( S.I. No. 109 of 1979 ).

2. Article 3 of the Regulations of 1979 is hereby amended by the substitution in sub-article (3) of "last completed contribution year before the 1st day of June proceeding the claim for services" for "contribution year immediately preceding the contribution year in which a claim for services is made".

3. Article 3 of the Regulations of 1979 is hereby further amended by--

( a ) the substitution of "£7,000" for "£5,500" in sub-article (2) (a), and

( b ) the substitution of "117" for "92" in sub-article (4).

4. (1) These Regulations, save article 3, shall come into operation on the 6th day of April, 1980.

(2) Article 3 of these Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of June, 1980.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health this 31st day of March, 1980.

MICHAEL WOODS,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations raise the income limit, above which there is a restriction on the extent to which services are available under section 52 (1), 56 (2), 62 and 63 of the Health Act, 1970 , from £5,500 to £7,000. The Regulations provide that the new income limit will take effect from 1st June, 1980 and will relate to income for the year which ended on 5th April, 1980.



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