Freedom of Information Act, 1997 (Prescribed Bodies) Regulations, 2000

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 67/2000
• Year: 2000

I, Charlie McCreevy, Minister for Finance, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 3 of the Freedom of Information Act, 1997 (No. 13 of 1997), and with the consent of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform and the Minister for Health and Children, hereby make the following regulations with respect to which, pursuant to section 3(3) of that Act, 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. These Regulations may be cited as the Freedom of Information Act, 1997 (Prescribed Bodies) Regulations, 2000.

2. The following bodies shall stand prescribed for the purposes of paragraph 1(5) of the First Schedule to the Freedom of Information Act, 1997 (No. 13 of 1997):

the Courts Service,

the Equality Authority,

the Ordnance Survey,

the Area Health Boards to be established on the establishment day by section 14 (1) of the Health (Eastern Regional Health Authority) Act, 1999 (No. 13 of 1999),

and

the Health Boards Executive to be established on the establishment day by section 21 (1) of the Health (Eastern Regional Health Authority) Act, 1999 (No. 13 of 1999).

3. The Freedom of Information Act, 1997 (No. 13 of 1997) is hereby amended in paragraph 1(2) of the First Schedule by the deletion of “the Employment Equality Agency,”.

The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform consents to the making of these Regulations.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, 1 March 2000 John O'Donoghue T.D. Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

The Minister for Health and Children consents to the making of these Regulations.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, 1 March 2000 Micheál Martin T.D. Minister for Health and Children.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, 9 March 2000 Charlie McCreevy T.D. Minister for Finance

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

These Regulations prescribe the Courts Service, the Equality Authority, and the Ordnance Survey as separate public bodies for the purposes of the Freedom of Information (FOI), Act 1997 (No. 13 of 1997) by their inclusion in subparagraph (2) of paragraph 1 of the First Schedule to that Act, and deletion of the reference to the Employment Equality Agency from that Schedule. They also prescribe the Area Health Boards and the...