The Gazette 1996

GAZETTE

OCTOBER 1996

L E G I S L A T I O N

U P D A T E

PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE LEGISLATION UPDATE - June - September (Continuation of list published in January/February

1996

Gazette)

No.

Title of Act and Date Passed

Commencement Date/s

1 A u g u s t , 1 9 96 (S.I. N o . 195 of 1 9 9 6)

12. P o w e r s of A t t o r n ey A c t , 1 9 96 (5 J u n e , 1 9 9 6) Amends the law in relation to Powers of Attorney generally and provides for an Enduring Power of Attorney, i.e. one which gives an authority which continues even if the donor becomes mentally incapable. 13. C i v il S e r v i c e R e g u l a t i on ( A m e n d m e n t ) A c t , 1 9 96 ( 1 6 J u n e , 1 9 9 6) Repeals section 11 of the Civil Service Regulation Act, 1956 (which provides for the re-admission to the Civil Service of certain women who retired from it for the purposes of, on or following marriage), as amended by section 4 of the Civil Service (Employment of Married Women) Act, 1973. D u m p i n g at S e a A c t , 1 9 96 ( 1 9 J u n e , 1 9 9 6) Makes further provision to control dumping at sea; gives effect to the Conventions for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North-East Atlantic (Paris 22/9/92); repeals and re-enacts with amendments the Dumping at Sea Act, 1981. 14.

2 5 J u n e , 1 9 9 6 ( S . I. N o . 197 of 1 9 9 6)

19 J u n e , 1 9 9 6

H e a l t h ( A m e n d m e n t ) A c t , 1 9 96 ( 2 6 J u n e , 1 9 9 6) Makes available without charge certain health services to certain persons who have contracted hepatitis C.

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2 3 S e p t e m b e r, 1 9 9 6 ( S . I. N o . 2 2 5 of 1 9 9 6)

P r o t e c t i on of Y o u n g P e r s o n s ( E m p l o y m e n t) A c t , 1 9 9 6 ( 2 6 J u n e , 1 9 9 6)

16.

C o m m e n c e m e n t O r d e r t o b e m a d e

Implements Council Directive No. 94/33/EC of 22 June, 1994, on the protection of young people at work. Repeals and replaces the Protection of Young Persons (Employment) Act, 1977.

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C o m m e n c e m e n t O r d e r / s t o b e m a d e

R e f u g e e A c t , 1 9 9 6 ( 2 6 J u n e , 1 9 9 6) Sets out in statutory form the status and rights of refugees and procedures for determining whether or not a person should be afforded recognition as a refugee in the State. Gives effect to the Convention on the status of refugees (Geneva 28/7/51) and the Protocol (New York 31/1/67) and the Convention determining the State responsible for examining applications for asylum lodged in one of the EU Member States (Dublin 15/6/90).

P e n s i o n s ( A m e n d m e n t ) A c t , 1 9 9 6 (2 J u l y, 1 9 9 6) Amends and extends the Pensions Act, 1990.

2 J u l y , 1 9 9 6

18.

C o m p e t i t i on ( A m e n d m e n t ) A c t , 1 9 96 ( 3 J u l y , 1 9 9 6) Introduces public enforcement of the Competition Act, 1991, and removes merger or take-over agreements from section 4 of the Competition Act. Amends and extends the Competition Act, 1991, and the Mergers, Take-overs and Monopolies (Control) Acts, 1978 and 1987.

3 J u l y , 1 9 9 6

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