S.I. No. 43/2002 - Company Law Enforcement Act 2001 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2002

1. This Order may be cited as the Company Law Enforcement Act 2001 (Commencement) (No. 4) Order 2002.

2. On 1

st

March 2002 the following provisions of the

Company Law Enforcement Act 2001

(No. 28 of 2001) shall come into operation —

(a) paragraphs (a) and (c) of

section 25

, insofar as those paragraphs relate to investigations under

section 8

of the

Companies Act 1990

(No. 33 of 1990 initiated on or after that date, and

(b) section 107.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

19

th

February 2002.

______________________

Mary Harney

Minister for Enterprise, Trade

and Employment

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)

This order provides that paragraphs (a) and (c) of

section 25

of the

Company Law Enforcement Act 2001

shall come into operation on 1 March 2002. It provides that the provisions of these subsections shall only relate to section 8 investigations initiated on or after 1 March 2002.

The order also appoints 1 March 2002 as the date when section 107 of the Company Law Enforcement Act comes into operation.

I, Mary Harney, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 2

of the

Company Law Enforcement Act 2001

(No. 28 of 2001 hereby order as follows