S.I. No. 198/1996 - Trade Marks Act, 1996 (Commencement) Order 1996

1. This Order may be cited as the

Trade Marks Act, 1996

(Commencement) Order, 1996.

2. The 1st day of July, 1996, is hereby fixed as the day on which the

Trade Marks Act, 1996

(No. 6 of 1996), shall come into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 27th day of June, 1996.

RICHARD BRUTON

Minister for Enterprise and Employment

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order appoints the 1st of July as the date on which the

Trade Marks Act, 1996

comes into operation. The Trade Marks Rules, 1996 come into operation on the same date.

S.I. No. 198 of 1996.

TRADE MARKS ACT, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER 1996

I, RICHARD BRUTON, Minister for Enterprise and Employment, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 1

(2) of the

Trade Marks Act, 1996

(No. 6 of 1996), hereby order as follows