STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS.

S.I. No. 81 of 1999.

HEALTH CONTRIBUTIONS (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1999.

S.I. No. 81 of 1999.

HEALTH CONTRIBUTIONS (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 1999.

The Minister for Health and Children, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Section 10 of the Health Contributions Act, 1979 ( No. 4 of 1979 ) (as adapted by the Health (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1997) (S.I. 308 of 1997), hereby makes the following Regulations:--

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Health Contributions (Amendment) Regulations, 1999.

2. (a) Article 9 of the Health Contributions Regulations, 1979 (S.I. 107 of 1979), is amended by the substitution of “forty-six” for “twenty-five”;

(b) Article 10 of the Health Contributions (Amendment) Regulations, 1979 (S.I. 107 of 1979), is amended by the substitution of “forty-six” for “nine”.

The Minister for Finance sanctions the above Regulations.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations amend the Health Contributions Regulations, 1979 to provide for:

the extension of the time limits for an employer to furnish all necessary documentation related to health contributions to both the Collector General and each employee to 46 days.