James Reilly (Dublin North, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 22:

In page 26, to delete lines 10 to 26 and substitute the following:"(2) In any legal proceedings, a certificate that--

(a) states that a specified function was on a specified day delegated or subdelegated to an employee of the Executive,

(b) states that the delegation or subdelegation of the function concerned remained in force on a specified day,

(c) specifies the limitations, if any, imposed on the delegation or subdelegation of the function concerned, and

(d) is signed by the Director General or an employee of the Executive who has subdelegated a specified function of the Executive delegated or subdelegated to him or her under section 16H,

shall, unless the contrary is proved, be evidence of the matters stated in the certificate.".

This amendment relates to section 20 of the Bill which itself amends section 77 of the Health Act 2004. This deals with certificate evidence regarding delegation and subdelegation of functions within the HSE in legal proceedings. The amendment is a drafting one to ensure that the subdelegation of functions is properly covered.

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