Updated to 18 February 2026 (Act No. 1 of 2026 and S.I. No. 47 of 2026)
All effects below are reflected in the most recent Revised Act.
Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006
No. 17 of 2006
Contents
Commencement
| Section | Commencement/Effective Date Where the commencement and effective dates differ, the effective date is shown below.
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Commencement Information |
|---|---|---|
| Whole Act | 30 June 2006 | Health (Repayment Scheme) Act 2006 (Commencement) Order 2006 (S.I. No. 338 of 2006), art. 2 |
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.
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Commencement Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awards under Act excluded in calculation of income | Social Welfare (Consolidation Claims, Payments & Control) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 142 of 2007), arts. 2, 8(3)(d), 155(d) | 29 March 2007 | Social Welfare (Consolidation Claims, Payments & Control) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 142 of 2007), art. 2 |
| Transfer of cert. functions under | Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011), arts. 1(2), 3 & sch. 1 | 29 July 2011 | Finance (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 418 of 2011), art. 1(2) |
| S. 2 amended | Health Act 2007 (23/2007) ss. 3, 105 & sch. 2, pt. 7 | 15 May 2007 | Health Act 2007 (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 226 of 2007), art. 2 |
| Health (Nursing Homes)(Amendment) Act 2007 (1/2007) s. 10 | 19 February 2007 | Commenced on enactment | |
| S. 2 definition of "Authority" deleted | Central Bank Reform Act 2010 (23/2010), ss. 2, 15(9), sch. 2, pt. 9, item 1 | 1 October 2010 | Central Bank Reform Act 2010 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 469 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 4(4)(a) construction of references "registered medical practitioner" | Medical Practitioners Act 2007 (No. 25 of 2007), ss. 1(3), 108(1) | 3 July 2008 | Medical Practitioners Act 2007 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2008 (S.I. No. 231 of 2008), art. 2(j) |
| S. 6 change of applicant by reason of death of relevant person | Health (Repayment Scheme) (Change of Applicant by reason of Death of Relevant Person) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 855 of 2007), reg. 3 | 21 December 2007 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 6(1)(a), regs. applied to | Health (Interest Payable on Recoverable Health Charges) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 445 of 2006), reg. 3 | 10 August 2006 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 6(1)(b), regs. applied to | Health (Interest Payable on Recoverable Health Charges) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 445 of 2006), reg. 3 | 10 August 2006 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 9(2)(a)(ii) substituted | Health Act 2007 (23/2007), ss. 3, 105 & sch. 2, pt. 7 | 15 May 2007 | Health Act 2007 (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 226 of 2007), art. 2(e)(vi) |
| S. 9(2)(a)(ii)(I) substituted | Central Bank Reform Act 2010 (23/2010), ss. 2, 15(9), sch. 2, pt. 9, item 2 | 1 October 2010 | Central Bank Reform Act 2010 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 469 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 9(2)(b) amended | Health Act 2007 (No. 23 of 2007) ss. 3, 105 & sch. 2, pt. 7 | 15 May 2007 | Health Act 2007 (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 226 of 2007), art. 2(e)(vi) |
| S. 9(2)(c) amended | Health Act 2007 (No. 23 of 2007) ss. 3, 105 & sch. 2, pt. 7 | 15 May 2007 | Health Act 2007 (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 226 of 2007), art. 2(e)(vi) |
| S. 9(2)(d) new paragraph inserted | Health Act 2007 (No. 23 of 2007) ss. 3, 105 & sch. 2, pt. 7 | 15 May 2007 | Health Act 2007 (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 226 of 2007), art. 2(e)(vi) |
| S. 9(2)(e) new paragraph inserted | Health Act 2007 (No. 23 of 2007) ss. 3, 105 & sch. 2, pt. 7 | 15 May 2007 | Health Act 2007 (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 226 of 2007), art. 2(e)(vi) |
| S. 9(2)(f) new paragraph inserted | Health Act 2007 (No. 23 of 2007) ss. 3, 105 & sch. 2, pt. 7 | 15 May 2007 | Health Act 2007 (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 226 of 2007), art. 2(e)(vi) |
| S. 9(2A) new subsection inserted | Health Act 2007 (No. 23 of 2007) ss. 3, 105 & sch. 2, pt. 7 | 15 May 2007 | Health Act 2007 (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 226 of 2007), art. 2(e)(vi) |
| S. 11(12) substituted | Health Act 2007 (No. 23 of 2007) ss. 3, 105 & sch. 2, pt. 7 | 15 May 2007 | Health Act 2007 (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 226 of 2007), art. 2(e)(vi) |
| S. 11(12)(a)(i) substituted | Central Bank Reform Act 2010 (No. 23 of 2010), ss. 2, 15(9), sch. 2, pt. 9, item 3 | 1 October 2010 | Central Bank Reform Act 2010 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2010 (S.I. No. 469 of 2010), art. 2 |
| S. 11(13) new subsection inserted | Health Act 2007 (No. 23 of 2007) ss. 3, 105 & sch. 2, pt. 7 | 15 May 2007 | Health Act 2007 (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 226 of 2007), art. 2(e)(vi) |
| S. 11(14) new subsection inserted | Health Act 2007 (No. 23 of 2007) ss. 3, 105 & sch. 2, pt. 7 | 15 May 2007 | Health Act 2007 (Commencement) Order 2007 (S.I. No. 226 of 2007), art. 2(e)(vi) |
| S. 12(3) amended | Data Protection Act 2018 (7/2018), ss. 1(3), 204 | 25 May 2018 | Data Protection Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018 (S.I. No. 174 of 2018), art. 3 |
| S. 12(4) saver from disclosure | Freedom of Information Act 2014 (No. 30 of 2014), ss. 1(2), (3), 41, sch. 3 | 14 October 2014 | Commenced on enactment |
| S. 13(2) am. | Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (No. 10 of 2011), ss. 1(2), 6 & 97(a) | 6 July 2011 | Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (Appointed Day) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 401 of 2011), art. 2 |
| S. 13(4)(b) am. | Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (No. 10 of 2011), ss. 1(2), 6 & 97(b) | 6 July 2011 | Ministers and Secretaries (Amendment) Act 2011 (Appointed Day) Order 2011 (S.I. No. 401 of 2011), art. 2 |
SIs made under the Act
| Section | SIs made under the Act |
|---|---|
| S. 20 | Health (Repayment Scheme) (Further functions of connected persons) Regulations 2008 (S.I. No. 212 of 2008) |
| Health (Repayment Scheme) (Public Notice) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 120 of 2007) | |
| Health (Repayment Scheme) (Change of Applicant By Reason of Death of Relevant Person) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 855 of 2007) | |
| Health (Interest Payable on Recoverable Health Charges) Regulations 2006 (S.I. No. 445 of 2006) | |
| S. 20(1)(d) | Health (Repayment Scheme) (Charge for Administering Patients Private Property Accounts) Regulations 2007 (S.I. No. 639 of 2007) |