S.I. No. 346/2002 - Referendum Act, 1998 Referendum Commission (Establishment) (No. 2) Order, 2002

1. This order may be cited as the Referendum Commission (Establishment) (No. 2) Order, 2002.

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

Referendum Act, 1998

, as amended by the

Referendum Act, 2001

, in relation to the proposal for an amendment of the Constitution contained in the Twenty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill, 2002.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment and Local Government this 9

th

day of July, 2002.

MARTIN CULLEN

_______________________________

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 for the purposes of the Referendum Acts 1998 and 2001 in connection with the Twenty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill, 2002.

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

section 2

of the

Referendum Act, 1998

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