Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022

Birth Information and Tracing Act 2022 Permanent Page URL View by Section Amharc de réir Ailt View Full Act Amharc ar an Acht Iomlán Bill History Stair Bille Commencement, Amendments, SIs made under the Act Tosach Feidhme, Leasuithe, IRí arna ndéanamh faoin Acht Revised Act Acht Athbh… Open PDF Oscail PDF Priontáil an tAcht Iomlán Previous Section Alt Roimhe Next Section An Chéad Alt Eile Priontáil an tAlt 14 2022 BIRTH INFORMATION AND TRACING ACT 2022 PART 1 Preliminary and General 1. Short title and commencement 2. Interpretation 3. Expenses 4. Orders 5. Additional institution PART 2 Access to birth certificate, birth and other information and provided items 6. Relevant person may apply for copy of birth certificate 7. Provision of birth certificate to applicant under section 6 aged 18 years or over 8. Provision of birth certificate to applicant under section 6 aged between 16 and 18 years 9. Relevant body to provide birth information or image on application by relevant person aged 18 years or over 10. Authority to provide birth information or image on application by relevant person aged between 16 and 18 years 11. Relevant body to provide early life, care information or incorrect birth registration information on application by relevant person aged 18 years or over 12. Authority to provide early life or care information on application by relevant person aged between 16 and 18 years 13. Application for provided items 14. Application for provided items by relevant person aged between 16 and 18 years 15. Relevant body or Authority to provide medical information relating to relevant person on application by relevant person 16. Relevant body or Authority to provide medical information relating to genetic relative of relevant person on application by relevant person 17. Information session 18. Provision of information to relevant person who has not attained age of 18 years 19. Miscellaneous (Part 2) PART 3 Access by qualifying person to birth certificate, birth and other information and provided items relating to relevant parent 20. Definitions (Part 3) 21. Relevant body to provide birth information relating to relevant parent on application by qualifying person 22. Relevant body to provide early life, care information or incorrect birth registration information relating to relevant parent on application by qualifying person 23. Application by qualifying person for certain provided items 24. Relevant body or Authority to provide medical information relating to genetic relative of relevant person on application by qualifying person 25. Miscellaneous (Part 3) PART 4 Access by qualifying relative to birth and other information and provided items relating to relevant relative 26. Definitions (Part 4) 27. Relevant body to provide birth information relating to relevant relative on application by qualifying relative 28. Relevant body to provide early life, care information or incorrect birth registration information relating to relevant relative on application by qualifying relative 29. Application by qualifying relative for certain provided items (Part 4) 30. Relevant body to provide medical information relating to relevant relative on application by qualifying relative 31. Miscellaneous (Part 4) PART 5 Tracing service 32. Agency and Authority may provide a tracing service on application 33. Minister may authorise Agency and Authority to conduct review or trace 34. Agency and Authority may request information 36. Application by certain adopted person for tracing service in another jurisdiction 37. Guidelines (Part 5) PART 6 Contact Preference Register 38. Contact Preference Register 39. Lodging of information and items 41. Applicants for entry on register to be informed of provisions of Part 5 42. Transfer of information and preferences from National Adoption Contact Preference Register PART 7 Safeguarding relevant records 43. Minister may prescribe relevant record, secondary information source 44. Information source to retain and maintain records 45. Obligation of secondary information source in respect of relevant records 46. Obligation of other person in respect of relevant records 47. Secondary information source or other person may request transfer of relevant record 48. Authority may direct transfer to it of relevant record 49. Authority and Agency to retain relevant records in respect of future adoptions 51. Authorised officers PART 8 Amendment of Succession Act 1965 52. Definition (Part 8) 53. Amendment of section 4A of Act of 1965 54. Special provisions in relation to affected persons 55. Amendment of section 68 of Act of 1965 PART 9 Amendment of Civil Registration Act 2004 57. Register under Part 3B of Civil Registration Act 2004 58. Consequential amendments to Act of 2004 PART 10 59. Provision relating to persons the subject of incorrect birth registration 60. Public information campaign 61. Designation of relevant bodies 63. Agency and Authority to offer assistance and support 64. Offences 65. Immunity 66. Processing of personal data and special categories of personal data 67. Regulations for purpose of data protection 68. Restriction of rights and obligations under General Data Protection Regulation 69. Counselling support for parents and relevant persons 70. Review of operation of Act PART 11 Amendment of enactments 71. Amendment to National Archives Act 1986 72. Amendment of Adoption Act 2010 Adoption Act 1952 (No. 25) Adoption Act 2010 (No. 21) Child Care Act 1991 (No. 17) Children Act 1908 (8 Edw. 7, c. 67) Civil Registration Act 2004 (No. 3) (No. 20) Commissions of Investigation Act 2004 (No. 23) Companies Act 2014 (No. 38) Data Protection Act 2018 (No. 7) Health Act 1970 (No. 1) Local Government Act 2001 (No. 37) Medical Practitioners Act 2007 (No. 25) National Archives Act 1986 (No. 11) Succession Act 1965 (No. 27) 14 2022 BIRTH INFORMATION AND TRACING ACT 2022 An Act to make further and better provision in respect of access by certain persons to information concerning their origins and, for that purpose, to provide for the access by adopted persons and persons who have been the subject of incorrect birth registrations or certain care arrangements to their birth certificates and other information and items relating to them; to provide, where such persons are deceased, for the access in certain circumstances by their children or other next of kin to such information or items; to provide for the making available, by the Adoption Authority of Ireland and the Child and Family Agency, of a service for the tracing of certain persons; to provide for the establishment and maintenance of a register to be known as the Contact Preference Register; to provide for the safeguarding and transfer to the Adoption Authority of Ireland of certain records relating to the birth, adoption and care of certain persons; to amend the Succession Act 1965 to make provision in respect of persons who have been the subject of incorrect birth registrations; to amend the Civil Registration Act 2004 to make additional provision in respect of persons who are the subject of incorrect birth registrations; to amend the National Archives Act 1986 ; to amend the Adoption Act 2010 ; and to provide for related matters. th June , 2022] Be it enacted by the Oireachtas as follows: