Protections For Persons Reporting Child Abuse Act, 1998.
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Designated officers. |
2.—(1) The chief executive officer of each health board shall— | |
(a) immediately upon the commencement of this Act, and | ||
(b) thereafter from time to time as occasion may require (including a case in which a direction is given under this section), | ||
appoint one or more officers of the board to be a designated officer or designated officers for the purposes of this Act; in making any such appointment the chief executive officer shall comply with any direction under this section for the time being in force. | ||
(2) The Minister may give a direction in writing to the chief executive officer of a health board requiring him or her to appoint to be designated officers each person falling within a category or categories of officer of the board specified in the direction. | ||
(3) The Minister may give a direction in writing to the chief executive officer concerned amending or revoking a direction given to him or her under this section (including a direction under this subsection). | ||
(4) In this section “chief executive officer” includes a person acting as deputy chief executive officer in accordance with section 13 of the Health Act, 1970 . |