S.I. No. 272/2002 - Dormant Accounts Act, 2001 (Establishment Day) Order, 2002

1. This Order may be cited as the Dormant Accounts Act, 2001 (Establishment Day) Order, 2002.

2. The 5th day of June 2002 is appointed to be the establishment day for the purposes of the

Dormant Accounts Act 2001

(No. 32 of 2001).

GIVEN

under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs, this 5th day of June 2002.

DERMOT AHERN

Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

(This note is not part of the Instrument nor does it purport to be a legal interpretation.)

This order provides that the 5th day of June, 2002 will be the day of establishment for the

Dormant Accounts Act, 2001

.

The Dormant Accounts Fund Disbursements Board, whose remit is to oversee a scheme for the disbursement of surplus dormant funds is established on this day as per the provisions of Section 30 of the Act.

The Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by

section 3

of the

Dormant Accounts Act, 2001

(No. 32 of 2001), orders as follows