S.I. No. 9/2000 - Immigration Act 1999 (Section 11) (Commencement) Order

1. This Order may be cited as the Immigration Act, 1999 (Section 11) (Commencement) Order, 2000.

2. The 20th day of January, 2000, is hereby fixed as the day on which

section 11

(other than paragraph (

p

) of subsection (1)) of the

Immigration Act, 1999

(No. 22 of 1999) shall come into operation.

GIVEN under my official seal,

This 20 day of January, 2000

John O'Donoghue T.D.,

Minister for Justice,

Equality and Law Reform.

Explanatory Note

(This in not part of the instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation)

This Order provides for the commencement of

section 11

of the

Immigration Act 1999

(which provides for the amendment of the

Refugee Act 1996

) with the exception of section 11(1)(

p

) which amends

section 22

(Dublin Convention) of the

Refugee Act, 1996

. The amended provisions of the Refugee Act come into operation on the making of further commencement orders under section 30 of that Act.

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

section 11

(2) of the

Immigration Act, 1999

(No. 22 of 1999), hereby order as follows