Updated to 16 September 2025 (Act No. 10 of 2025 and S.I. No. 431 of 2025)
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) |