S.I. No. 12/1973 - Marriages Act, 1972 (Commencement) Order, 1973.

1. This Order may be cited as the

Marriages Act, 1972

(Commencement) Order, 1973.

2. In this Order "the Act" means the

Marriages Act, 1972

.

3. Sections 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 11, 12, 16, 17 and 19 of the Act shall come into operation on the 1st day of February, 1973.

4. Sections 10, 13, 14 and 15 of the Act shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1973.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Health, this 16th day of January, 1973.

ERSKINE CHILDERS,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order brings into operation specified sections of the

Marriages Act, 1972

with effect from 1st February, 1973 and 1st April, 1973.

S.I. No. 12 of 1973.

MARRIAGES ACT, 1972 (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 1973.

The Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by

section 19

of the

Marriages Act, 1972

(No. 30 of 1972) hereby orders as follows:—