S.I. No. 155/2001 - Referendum Commission (Establishment) Order, 2001

1. This order may be cited as the Referendum Commission (Establishment) Order, 2001.

2. A Referendum Commission is hereby established to undertake the functions assigned to it by the

Referendum Act, 1998

in relation to the proposal for an amendment of the Constitution contained in the Twenty-First Amendment of the Constitution (No. 2) Bill, 2001.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment and Local Government, this 17

th

day of April, 2001.

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 establishes a referendum commission to prepare and distribute to the electorate statements for and against the Twenty-First Amendment to the Constitution and to foster, promote and facilitate debate on the proposal.

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

section 2

of the

Referendum Act, 1998

(No. 1 of 1998), hereby orders as follows