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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
1996
(Continuation of list published in January/February
Gazette)
No.
12.
Title of Act and Date Passed
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.
Commencement Date/s
1 A u g u s t , 1 9 96
(S.I. N o . 195 of 1 9 9 6)
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.
2 5 J u n e , 1 9 9 6
( S . I. N o . 197 of 1 9 9 6)
14.
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.
19 J u n e , 1 9 9 6
15.
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.
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)
16.
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)
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.
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
17.
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).
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
18.
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
19.
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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