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Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
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“Iris Oifigiúil” of 11th August, 2020.
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I, Stephen Donnelly, Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 5 and 31A (inserted by
section 10
of the
Health (Preservation and Protection and other Emergency Measures in the Public Interest) Act 2020
(No. 1 of 2020)) of the
Health Act 1947
(No. 28 of 1947) and -
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(a) having regard to the immediate, exceptional and manifest risk posed to human life and public health by the spread of Covid-19 and to the matters specified in subsection (2) of section 31A, and
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(b) having consulted with the Minister for Justice and Equality,
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hereby make the following regulations:
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1. These Regulations may be cited as the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (Relevant Counties) (Amendment) Regulations 2020.
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2. Regulation 5 of the
Health Act 1947
(Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (Relevant Counties) Regulations 2020 (S.I. No. 295 of 2020) is amended by the substitution of the following paragraph for paragraph (2):
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“(2) A person shall not organise, or cause to be organised, a funeral to be held in a relevant county other than where the number of people, excluding a minister of religion or priest (or any equivalent thereof in any religion), attending the funeral does not exceed 25.”.
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GIVEN under my Official Seal,
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9 August, 2020.
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STEPHEN DONNELLY,
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Minister for Health.
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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
Health Act 1947
(Section 31A – Temporary Restrictions) (Covid - 19) (Relevant Counties) Regulations 2020 provide for certain temporary restrictions in County Kildare, County Laois and County Offaly because of Covid-19. These Regulations amend those Regulations to clarify that up to 25 people may attend a funeral.
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