STATUTORY INSTRUMENT

S.I. No. 255 of 2001.

THE HEALTH INSURANCE ACT, 1994 (SECTION 17) LEVY REGULATIONS, 2001

DUBLIN

PUBLISHED BY THE STATIONERY OFFICE

S.I. No. 255 of 2001

THE HEALTH INSURANCE ACT, 1994 (SECTION 17) LEVY REGULATIONS, 2001

I, Micheál Martin T.D., Minister for Health and Children, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 and section 17 of the Health Insurance Act, 1994 , as adapted by the Health (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1997 ( S.I. No. 308 of 1997 ), hereby make the following Regulations:

1.    These Regulations may be cited as The Health Insurance Act, 1994 (Section 17) Levy Regulations, 2001.

2.    In these Regulations-

“levy” means the amount payable by a registered undertaking under section 17 of the Act of 1994;

“assessable amount” has the meaning assigned to it by section 17 of the Act of 1994;

“registered”, in relation to an undertaking, has the meaning assigned to it by the Act of 1994;

“undertaking” has the meaning assigned to it by the Act of 1994;

and any cognate words shall be construed accordingly.

3.    The percentage of the assessable amount hereby prescribed for the purpose of the levy is 0.14%.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations prescribes the percentage of premium income to be paid by registered health insurers to meet the costs and expenses of the Health Insurance Authority.