Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in |
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“Iris Oifigiúil” of 18th October, 2013. |
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The Government, at the request of the Minister for Health (being a Minister in whom functions in relation to a State authority are vested) and in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 9 (1) of the National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Act 2000 (No. 39 of 2000), hereby order as follows: |
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1. This Order may be cited as the National Treasury Management Agency (Delegation of Claims Management Functions) (Amendment) Order 2013. |
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2. The National Treasury Management Agency (Delegation of Functions) Order 2009 ( S.I. No. 586 of 2009 ) is amended in Regulation 6 by substituting the following for paragraph (b): |
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“(b) claims in respect of— |
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(i) personal injury in relation to liability for defective products other than any of the medicinal products thalidomide, nimesulide, pandemrix or celvapan, or |
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(ii) intentional infliction of mental suffering.”. |
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3. The National Treasury Management Agency (Delegation of Claims Management Functions) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 69 of 2011 ) is amended by substituting the following for Article 4A: |
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“4A.Notwithstanding the generality of Article 4, the exemption provided for in Article 4(b)(i) does not apply in respect of personal injury claims which include a claim in relation to liability for any of the following medicinal products: |
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(a) thalidomide; |
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(b) nimesulide; |
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(c) pandemrix; |
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(d) celvapan.”. |
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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Government, |
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15 October 2013. |
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ENDA KENNY, |
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Taoiseach. |
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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 instrument.) |
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This statutory instrument amends the National Treasury Management Agency (Delegation of Functions) Order 2009 ( S.I. No. 586 of 2009 ) and the National Treasury Management Agency (Delegation of Functions) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 69 of 2011 ) concerning delegation of the management of personal injury claims to the State Claims Agency. |