S.I. No. 433/1998 - Children Act, 1997 (Commencement) Order, 1998

1. This Order may be cited as the Children Act, 1997 (Commencement) Order, 1998.

2. The 1st day of January, 1999, is hereby fixed as the day on which section 11 (insofar as it inserts

sections 20

,

21

,

22

and

29

into the

Guardianship of Infants Act, 1964

(No. 7 of 1964)) and Part III of the

Children Act, 1997

(No. 40 of 1997), shall come into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 6th day of November, 1998

JOHN O'DONOGHUE

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order fixes the 1st day of January, 1999 as the date on which section 11 (insofar as it inserts

sections 20

,

21

,

22

and

29

into the

Guardianship of Infants Act, 1964

(No. 7 of 1964)) and Part III of the

Children Act, 1997

(No. 40 of 1997), shall come into operation.

I, John O'Donoghue, Minister for Justice Equality and Law Reform, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 1

(3) of the

Children Act, 1997

(No. 40 of 1997), hereby order as follows