S.I. No. 173/1999 - Irish Sports Council Act, 1999 (Establishment Day) Order, 1999.

1. This Order may be cited as the Irish Sports Council Act, 1999 (Establishment Day) Order, 1999.

2. The 1st day of July, 1999, is hereby appointed as the establishment day for the purposes of the

Irish Sports Council Act, 1999

(No. 6 of 1999).

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 14th day of June, 1999.

JAMES McDAID,

Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

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

The Order appoints the 1st day of July, 1999, as the establishment day for the purposes of the

Irish Sports Council Act, 1999

.

The purpose of the

Irish Sports Council Act, 1999

, is to establish a statutory body, the Irish Sports Council, to promote and encourage the development of sport in Ireland.

I, JAMES McDAID, Minister for Tourism, Sport and Recreation, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 4

of the

Irish Sports Council Act, 1999

(No. 6 of 1999), hereby order as follows