S.I. No. 170/2004 - Referendum Act 1998 Referendum Commission (Establishment) Order 2004

1. This order may be cited as the Referendum Commission (Establishment) Order 2004.

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-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government this 22nd day of April, 2004.

MARTIN CULLEN,

Minister for the Environment, Heritage 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-seventh Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2004.

The Minister for the Environment, Heritage 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