S.I. No. 51/1993:

HEALTH (OUT-PATIENT CHARGES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1993.

HEALTH (OUT-PATIENT CHARGES) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1993.

The Minister for Health in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 5 of the Health Act, 1947 (No. 28 of 1947) and section 56 (5) of the Health Act, 1970 (No. 1 of 1970 ) as substituted by section 1 of the Health (Amendment) Act, 1987 (No. 3 of 1987) with the consent of the Minister for Finance hereby makes the following regulations:

1. These regulations may be cited as the Health (Out-Patient Charges) (Amendment) Regulations, 1993.

2. The following sub-article is hereby substituted for sub-article (2) of Article 4 of the Health (Out-Patient Charges) Regulations, 1987 ( S.I. No. 115 of 1987 ):

"(2) The charge under sub-article (1) of this Article shall be at the rate of £6 in respect of each visit in the course of which out-patient services are availed of, subject to a maximum of £42 in any period of twelve consecutive months from the 1st day of March, 1993."

3. These regulations shall come into operation on 1st day of March, 1993.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health, this 24th

day of February, 1993.

BRENDAN HOWLIN,

Minister for Health.

The Minister for Finance consents to these Regulations.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Finance, this 24th day of February, 1993.

BERTIE AHERN,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

These Regulations provide that instead of the £10 charge for out-patient services introduced in May 1987 a charge of £6 per visit be introduced from 1st March 1993 subject to a limitation of £42 in any period of twelve consecutive months from that date.