S.I. No. 864/2004 -- Infectious Diseases (Maintenance Allowances) Regulations 2005
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STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS. |
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES (MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES) REGULATIONS 2005. |
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INFECTIOUS DISEASES (MAINTENANCE ALLOWANCES) REGULATIONS 2005. |
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The Minister for Health and Children, in exercise of the powers vested in her by Section 5 and Section 44 (5) of the Health Act 1947 , ( No. 28 of 1947 ), as adapted by the Health (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order (S.I. 308 of 1997), hereby makes the following regulations:-- 1. These Regulations may be cited as the Infectious Diseases (Maintenance Allowances) Regulations, 2005. 2. These Regulations shall come into operation on the 1st day of January 2005. 3. The Infectious Diseases (Maintenance Allowances) Regulations, 2004 ( S.I. No. 734 of 2003 ) are hereby revoked. 4. In these Regulations-- |
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“outgoings” means the rent, ground rent, rates and purchase annuity payable in respect of premises and mortgage repayments relating to the purchase of premises; |
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“receiving in-patient services” means receiving in-patient services made available under the Health Act 1970 (No. 1 of 1970); and |
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“person” means a person to whom Section 44 of the Health Act 1947 applies by virtue of sub-section (1) of that Section. 5. The payment to be made under sub-section (3) of Section 44 of the Health Act 1947 to or in respect of a person or his/her dependants shall be a weekly payment not exceeding:-- |
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(a) the sum specified in Part One of the Schedule hereto which is appropriate to the person, and |
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(b) such of the increases specified in Part Two of the said Schedule as are appropriate. |
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SCHEDULE |
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PART ONE |
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PART TWO |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE. |
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(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.) |
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The effect of these Regulations is to provide as from 1st January 2005, for increases in the maximum rates of maintenance allowances payable to persons being treated for certain infectious diseases. |
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The infectious diseases for which maintenance allowances are payable are acute anterior poliomyelitis, diphtheria, dysentery, salmonellosis, tuberculosis, typhoid and paratyphoid fevers, typhus and viral haemorrhagic diseases (including lassa fever and marburg disease). |