S.I. No. 167/1989 - Air Pollution Act, 1987 (Commencement) Order, 1989.

1. This Order may be cited as the

Air Pollution Act, 1987

(Commencement) Order, 1989.

2. In this Order, "the Act" means the

Air Pollution Act, 1987

.

3. On the 1st day of July, 1989—

(

a

) section 53 of, and the Third Schedule to, the Act shall come into operation,

(

b

) subsection (2) of section 9 of the Act shall come into operation for the purpose of repealing the European Communities (Sulphur Content of Gas Oil) Regulations, 1977 (

S.I. No. 361 of 1977

) and the European Communities (Sulphur Content of Gas Oil) (Amendment) Regulations, 1985 (

S.I. No. 326 of 1985

).

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment this 27th day

of June, 1989.

PÁDRAIG FLYNN,

Minister for the Environment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order brings into operation on 1st July, 1989, the provisions of the

Air Pollution Act, 1987

which relate to regulating fuels.

S.I. No. 167 of 1989.

AIR POLLUTION ACT, 1987 (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 1989.

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

section 2

of the

Air Pollution Act, 1987

(No. 6 of 1987), hereby orders as follows