§ (1)For the purpose of promoting the health of the people in Ireland and exercising the powers conferred on him by this Act the Chief Secretary shall be the Minister of Health for Ireland, and it shall be his duty as such Minister to take all such steps as may be desirable to secure the effective carrying out and co-ordination of measures conducive to health, including measures for the prevention and cure of diseases, the treatment of physical and mental defects, the initiation and direction of research, the collection, preparation, publication, and dissemination of information and statistics relating thereto, and the training of persons for health services.
§ (2)The provisions of this Act with respect to consultative councils shall apply to Ireland with the substitution therein of the Lord Lieutenant for His Majesty and with the addition of the following provision:—
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preparation.
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After the word "diseases," insert the words
the avoidance of fraud in connection with alleged remedies there for.
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the treatment and care of the blind.
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of Ireland for England and Wales and of the "Dublin Gazette" for the "London Gazette.
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