Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Act, 2000 (Additional Functions) Order, 2001

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 280/2001
• Year: 2001

Whereas the report compiled by the Chief Medical Officer of the Department of Health and Children entitled “Report on three clinical trials involving babies and children in institutional settings 1960/1961, 1970 and 1973”, was referred to the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (“the Commission”) by the Minister for Health and Children on the 13 November, 2000 and the Commission was requested by the Minister for Health and Children to inquire into the clinical trials referred to in the report:

And whereas the Chairperson of the Commission has requested the Government to define the parameters of the Inquiry:

Now the Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by section 4 of the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Act, 2000 (No. 7 of 2000), and after consultation with the Commission, hereby make the following order with respect to which pursuant to the said section 4, a draft has been laid before each House of the Oireachtas and a resolution approving of the draft has been passed by each such House:

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse Act, 2000 (Additional Functions) Order, 2001.

(2) This Order shall come...