S.I. No. 714/2007 - Health and Children (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2007


S.I. No. 714 of 2007

HEALTH AND CHILDREN (DELEGATION OF MINISTERIAL FUNCTIONS) ORDER 2007

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 30th October, 2007.

The Government, on the request of the Minister for Health and Children and in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 2(1) of the Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) (No. 2) Act 1977 (No. 28 of 1977), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Health and Children (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2007.

2. The powers and duties of the Minister for Health and Children conferred on her by or under the enactments specified in the Schedule to this Order are delegated to Brendan Smith, Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children.

SCHEDULE

Adoption Acts 1952 to 1998

Children Acts 1908 to 1989

Child Care Acts 1991 to 2007 other than sections 5 to 13 of the Child Care (Amendment) Act 2007 (No. 26 of 2007)

Protections for Persons Reporting Child Abuse Act 1998 (No. 49 of 1998)

Children Acts 2001 to 2007

Ombudsman for Children Act 2002 (No. 22 of 2002)

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GIVEN under the Official Seal,

26 September 2007

BERTIE AHERN.

Taoiseach.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This order delegates to Brendan Smith, Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children the Statutory powers and duties of the Minister for Health and Children mentioned in the Order.