Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 6th April, 2021.

I, Stephen Donnelly, Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 5 , 31A and 31C (inserted by section 4 of the Health (Amendment) Act 2020 (No. 19 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 section 31A(2) of that Act,

(b) having regard also to the matters specified in section 31A(6C)(b) of that Act, and

(c) having consulted with the Minister for Justice,

hereby make the following regulations:

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Act 1947 (Fixed Payment Notice and Dwelling Event Provisions) (Covid-19) (Amendment) (No. 3) Regulations 2021.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 12^th day of April 2021.

2. The Health Act 1947 (Fixed Payment Notice and Dwelling Event Provisions) (Covid-19) Regulations 2020 ( S.I. No. 536 of 2020 ) are amended, in Schedule 1, by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph 10:

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

2 April, 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 the Health Act 1947 (Fixed Payment Notice and Dwelling Event Provisions) (Covid-19) Regulations 2020 ( S.I. No. 536 of 2020 ) to provide for an increase in the fine amount for travel to a port or airport for the purposes of leaving the State without reasonable excuse from €500 to €2,000 from 12 April 2021.