Written answers

Wednesday, 7 November 2007

Department of Health and Children

Civil Registration

9:00 pm

Photo of Róisín ShortallRóisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Question 144: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the sections and subsections of the Civil Registration Act 2004 that have yet to be commenced in full, and where part of a section or subsection has been commenced to identify which part has been commenced and which part has not. [27684/07]

Photo of Róisín ShortallRóisín Shortall (Dublin North West, Labour)
Link to this: Individually | In context

Question 145: To ask the Minister for Health and Children the sections and subsections of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2005 that have yet to be commenced in full, and where part of a section or subsection has been commenced to identify which part has been commenced and which part has not. [27685/07]

Photo of Mary HarneyMary Harney (Dublin Mid West, Progressive Democrats)
Link to this: Individually | In context

I propose to take Questions Nos. 144 and 145 together.

The Civil Registration Act, 2004 allows for the graduated commencement of the various provisions.

Section 27 of the Act was commenced on 2nd March, 2004 and section 65 was commenced on 1st October 2004.

The Civil Registration Act 2004 (Commencement) Order 2005, with effect from 5th December 2005 commenced the following provisions: Section 4, and the Second Schedule, in so far as they apply to the enactments specified in the Schedule to the Order; Part 1 (other than section 4); Part 2 (other than paragraphs (c) and (e) of section 13 (1)); Part 3, in so far as it was not already in operation; Part 5; Part 8 (other than section 73), in so far as it is not already in operation; and Parts 1, 2 and 5 of the First Schedule.

The Civil Registration Act 2004 (Commencement) Order 2007, with effect from 5 November 2007, commenced the following provisions: Section 4 in so far as it relates to the repeal of the enactments specified in the Schedule to the Order; Section 13(1)(e); Part 6 (as amended by the Health Act 2007 (No. 23 of 2007)); and the Second Schedule in so far as it related to the repeal of the enactments mentioned in the Schedule to the Order.

The Parts and sections of the Act yet to be commenced are; Section 4 in so far as it relates to the repeal of enactments still required and in force; Sections 13(1) (c), 13(1) (f) and 13(1) (g); Part 4; Part 7; Section 73 of Part 8; and the Second Schedule in so far as it relates to enactments still in force, namely the Vital Statistics and Births Deaths and Marriages Registration Act, 1952, section 6 of the Adoption Act, 1952, and sections 6 & 7 of the Adoption Act, 1991.

In general, all sections of the Act, except those relating to adoptions and the registration of decrees of divorce and decrees of nullity have now been commenced. All sections of the Civil Registration (Amendment) Act 2005 have been commenced in full.

Comments

No comments

Log in or join to post a public comment.