Updated to 23 October 2025
			(Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 506 of 2025)
			
	
		
		
		Contents
		
		
		Commencement
		
            
            
                | Section | 
                Commencement/Effective Date 
                    Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below. 
                 | 
                Commencement Information | 
            
            
			
			
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						S. 1(1)(a) | 
					
						1 July 2001 | 
					Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2001 (Commencement) Order, 2001 (S.I. No. 305 of 2001), art. 2 | 
				
			
					| 
						S. 1(1)(b) | 
					
						 | 
					Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 5(4) | 
				
			
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						S. 1(2) | 
					
						 | 
					Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 5(4) | 
				
			
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						S. 2 | 
					
						1 August 2001 | 
					Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2001, (Commencement) Order 2001 (S.I. No. 344 of 2001), art. 2 | 
				
			
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						S. 3 | 
					
						 | 
					Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 5(4) | 
				
			
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						S. 4 | 
					
						28 September 2005 | 
					Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 2001 (Section 4) (Commencement) Order, 2005 (S.I. No. 628 of 2005), art. 2 | 
				
			
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						S. 5 | 
					
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					Not yet commenced. Requires commencement order under s. 5(4) | 
				
			
		
		
		Amendments and other effects
		
			
				
					| How Affected | 
					Affecting Provision | 
					Affecting Provision Commencement/Effective Date
                                 Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below. 
                             | 
							Commencement Source | 
					    
			
			
			
					| 
						Transfer of functns. under | 
					42/2004, ss. 3 (1), 4, 58, 59 (1) (2) (3), sch. 3 | 
					
								1 January 2005 | 
							Health Act 2004 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2004 (S.I. No. 887 of 2004), art. 2 | 
					    
			
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						S. 1(1)(b) deleted | 
					14/2013, ss. 1(3), 31 | 
					
								24 June 2013 | 
							Health (Pricing and Supply of Medical Goods) Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013 (S.I. No. 202 of 2013), art. 2 | 
					    
			
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						S. 3 repealed | 
					1/2007, ss. 7, 12(3) | 
					
								8 June 2007 | 
							Health (Nursing Homes)(Amendment) Act (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 409 of 2007), art. 2 | 
					    
			
		
		
		SIs made under the Act
		
			| Section | SIs made under the Act | 
			
			
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						None | 
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