S.I. No. 269/1997 - Chemical Weapons Act, 1997 (Commencement) Order, 1997

1. This Order may be cited as the

Chemical Weapons Act, 1997

(Commencement) Order, 1997.

2. In this Order "the Act" means the

Chemical Weapons Act, 1997

.

3. The 1st day of July 1997, is hereby fixed as the day on which the Act comes into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 19th day of June, 1997

Richard Bruton, T D

Minister for Enterprise and

Employment

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order appoints the 1st day of July, 1997 as the day on which the

Chemical Weapons Act, 1997

comes into operation.

S.I. No. 269 of 1997.

CHEMICAL WEAPONS ACT, 1997 (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 1997

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

Section 1

of the

Chemical Weapons Act, 1997

(No. 28 of 1997) hereby orders as follows