S.I. No. 309/2000 - Refugee Act, 1996 (Establishment Day) Order, 2000.

1. This Order may be cited as the Refugee Act, 1996 (Establishment Day) Order, 2000.

2. The 4th day of October 2000 is hereby appointed to be the establishment day for the purposes of the

Refugee Act, 1996

(No. 17 of 1996).

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 4th day of October, 2000.

JOHN O'DONOGHUE,

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

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

This Order fixes the 4th day of October, 2000 to be the establishment day for the purposes of the

Refugee Act, 1996

.

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

section 14

of the

Refugee Act, 1996

(No. 17 of 1996) (as adapted by the Justice (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1997 (

S.I. No. 298 of 1997

)), hereby order as follows