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9 1947

NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE ACT, 1947

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PART III.

Re-enactment, with modifications, of certain provisions of Part III (Military Forces (International Arrangements) Insurance Fund) of the Emergency Powers (No. 381) Order, 1946.

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Application of section 4 (5) of the National Health Insurance Act, 1942 , to former members of the Fund.

8. —(1) For the purposes of the application of subsection (5) of section 4 of the National Health Insurance Act, 1942 (No. 5 of 1942), to a person who became, by virtue of paragraph (1) of Article 10 of the No. 381 Order, a member of the Society, membership of the Fund shall be deemed to be membership of the Society.

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(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 30th day of September, 1946.

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Eligibility of certain persons for membership of the Society.

9. —There shall be eligible for membership of the Society such persons (if any) as may be agreed upon between the Minister and the National Health Insurance Joint Committee or other appropriate National Insurance authority in the United Kingdom under any mutual arrangements made by virtue of the Acts for securing continuity of insurance of persons who, having served in the British Forces, were on the 30th day of September, 1946, or became or become at any time thereafter resident in the State.

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Records to be kept by the Society as regards certain members.

10. —The Society shall keep, in such manner as the Minister may direct, records of—

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(a) persons who became, by virtue of paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) of Article 10 of the No. 381 Order, members of the Society,

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(b) persons who become, by virtue of section 9 of this Act, members of the Society.

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Adjustment of funds under the control of the Minister.

11. —The Minister shall make such adjustments in the funds relating to National Health Insurance under his control as may be necessary consequent on the transfer (effected by Article 11 of the No. 381 Order) of the engagements and the assets of the Fund to the Society.

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Determination of questions.

12. —If any question arises under Part III of the No. 381 Order or this Part, the question shall be determined by the Minister whose decision shall be final.

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Repeal of certain enactments.

13. —(1) The following enactments are hereby repealed:—

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(a) section 14 of the Act of 1923,

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(b) subsection (2) of section 11 of the National Health Insurance Act, 1933 (No. 13 of 1933).

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(2) Subsection (1) of this section shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 30th day of September, 1946.