S.I. No. 167/1999 - European Communities (Amendment) Act, 1998 (Commencement) Regulations, 1999

1. These Regulations may be cited as the European Communities (Amendment) Act, 1998 (Commencement) Regulations, 1999.

2. The

European Communities (Amendment) Act, 1998

(No. 25 of 1998), shall be deemed to have been in operation between the 1st day of May, 1999, and the 25th day of May 1999.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 26th day of May, 1999.

DAVID ANDREWS,

Minister for Foreign Affairs

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

The Treaty of Amsterdam amending the Treaty on European Union, the Treaties establishing the European Communities and certain related Acts entered into force on 1 May 1999. The purpose of the

European Communities (Amendment) Act, 1998

is to make certain amendments to the

European Communities Act, 1972

on the entry into force of the Treaty of Amsterdam. The purpose of these Regulations is to deem the

European Communities (Amendment) Act, 1998

to have been in operation between 1 May 1999 and 25 May 1999. On 26 May 1999 the

European Communities (Amendment) Act, 1998

(Commencement) Order, 1999 was made in order to bring that Act into operation with effect from 26 May 1999.

I, DAVID ANDREWS, Minister for Foreign Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 3

of the

European Communities Act, 1972

(No. 27 of 1972), hereby make the following Regulations