S.I. No. 183/2004 - European Communities (Amendment) Act 2003 (Commencement) Order 2004

1. This Order may be cited as the European Communities (Amendment) Act 2003 (Commencement) Order 2004.

2. The 1st day of May 2004 is appointed as the day on which the

European Communities (Amendment) Act 2003

(No. 38 of 2003) shall come into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 28th day of April, 2004.

BRIAN COWEN,

Minister for Foreign Affairs.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

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

This Order fixes the date on which the

European Communities (Amendment) Act 2003

shall come into operation.

I, BRIAN COWEN, Minister for Foreign Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 2

(3) of the

European Communities (Amendment) Act 2003

(No. 38 of 2003), hereby order as follows