Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 22nd September, 2020.

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 -

(a) having regard to the matters specified in subsections (2) and (6A)(b) (inserted by section 13 of the Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Act 2020 (No. 14 of 2020)) of section 31A, and

(b) having consulted with the Minister for Justice and Equality, the Minister for Transport, the Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, the Minister for Finance and the Minister for Culture, Heritage and the Gaeltacht,

hereby make the following regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A(6A)) (Covid-19) Regulations 2020.

(2) These Regulations shall come into operation on the 21st day of September 2020.

Prescription of relevant provisions for purposes of Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid 19) Act 2020

2. The following provisions of the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 5) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 352 of 2020), being penal provisions for the purposes of section 31A of the Health Act 1947 (No. 28 of 1947), are prescribed to be relevant provisions for the purposes of the Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid -19) Act 2020 (No. 14 of 2020):

(a) paragraphs (1) and (3) of Regulation 10;

(b) paragraphs (1) and (2) of Regulation 12;

(c) paragraphs (1) and (3) of Regulation 19;

(d) paragraphs (1) and (2) of Regulation 20.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

20 September, 2020.

STEPHEN DONNELLY,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

These regulations provide for the penal provisions relating to premises licensed for the sale or supply of intoxicating liquor for consumption on the premises under the Health Act 1947 (Section 31A - Temporary Restrictions) (Covid-19) (No. 5) Regulations (S.I. No. 352 of 2020) to become relevant provisions for the purposes of the Criminal Justice (Enforcement Powers) (Covid-19) Act 2020 . The Regulations remain in operation until 10 October 2020.