S.I. No. 218/2002 - Local Government Act, 2001 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order, 2002

1. This Order may be cited as the Local Government Act, 2001 (Commencement) (No. 3 Order, 2002.

2. In this Order, “the Act of 2001” means the

Local Government Act, 2001 (No. 37 of 2001)

.

3. On 1 January 2003, Part 15 of the Act of 2001 shall come into operation other than section 169 and any reference to a code of conduct in sections 166(1), 167(2), 170(1) 171(1)(b), and 174(6).

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment and Local Government this 24

th

day of May, 2002.

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 provides for the commencement generally of the provisions of Part 15 of the

Local Government Act, 2001

relating to an Ethical Framework for the Local Government Service, with effect from 1 January, 2003.

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

section 7

of the

Local Government Act, 2001

(No. 37 of 2001) hereby orders as follows:-