S.I. No. 221/1999 - Local Government Act, 1998 (Commencement) Order, 1999.

1. This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act, 1998 (Commencement) Order, 1999.

2.

Section 11

of the

Local Government Act, 1998

, shall come into operation on the date of the making of this Order.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment and Local Government, this 19th day of July, 1999.

NOEL DEMPSEY,

Minister for the Environment and Local Government

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

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

This order commences

Section 11

of the

Local Government Act, 1998

which amends

Section 2

of the

Local Authorities (Officers and Employees) Act, 1926

and provides for the range of posts to be filled by the Local Appointments Commissioners to be specified in an Order to be made by the Minister.

The Minister for the Environment and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by

section 15

(4) of the

Local Government Act, 1998

, hereby orders as follows