105Directions of Secretary

105 Directions of Secretary S. 105(1) amended by No. 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1). (1) The Secretary may in writing direct the proprietor of a health service establishment to comply with a prescribed standard relating to establishments of that kind or to the type of health care provided in the establishment. (2) The proprietor of an establishment to whom a direction under subsection (1) applies must comply with the direction. S. 105(3) inserted by No. 52/2017 s. 41. (3) The Secretary may direct in writing the proprietor of a health service establishment to provide specified information by a specified date and in a specified manner to ensure that the objectives of this Act are being met. S. 105(4) inserted by No. 52/2017 s. 41. (4) The proprietor of a health service establishment to whom a direction under subsection (3) has been given must not without reasonable excuse fail to comply with the direction. S. 105(5) inserted by No. 52/2017 s. 41. (5) The proprietor of a health service establishment must not, without reasonable excuse and in purported compliance with a direction under subsection (3), give information that is false or misleading in a material particular. S. 105A inserted by No. 8/2020 s. 8.