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HEALTH ACT, 1953

PART I.

Preliminary and General.

Short title and collective citation.

1. —(1) This Act may be cited as the Health Act, 1953.

(2) The Principal Act and this Act may be cited together as the Health Acts, 1947 and 1953.

Commencement.

2. —Save as otherwise specifically provided thereby, this Act shall come into operation on such day or days as, by order or orders made by the Minister under this section, may be fixed therefor either generally or with reference to any particular purpose or provision and different days may be so fixed for different purposes and different provisions.

Principal Act and construction of that Act and this Act.

3. —(1) In this Act “the Principal Act” means the Health Act, 1947 (No. 28 of 1947).

(2) The Principal Act and this Act shall be construed together as one Act.

(3) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2) of this section, a reference in the Principal Act to that Act shall, save where the context otherwise requires, be construed as including a reference to this Act.

General saver.

4. —(1) Nothing in this Act or any instrument thereunder shall be construed as imposing an obligation on any person to avail himself or any service provided under this Act or to submit himself or any person for whom he is responsible to health examination or treatment.

(2) Any person who avails himself of any service provided under this Act shall not be under any obligation to submit himself or any person for whom he is responsible to a health examination or treatment which is contrary to the teaching of his religion.

Repeals.

5. —The enactments mentioned in the Schedule to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent mentioned in the third column of that Schedule.