S.I. No. 220/2004 - An Bord Bia (Amendment) Act, 2004 (Commencement) Order, 2004

1. This Order may be cited as the An Bord Bia (Amendment) Act, 2004 (Commencement) Order, 2004.

2. The 1st day of July 2004 is appointed as the day on which Part 3 (other than sections 21 and 22) of the

An Bord Bia (Amendment) Act, 2004

(No. 14 of 2004) comes into operation.

3. The 1st day of July 2004 is appointed as the day on which Part 4 (other than

section 24

(

a

)(ii)) of the

An Bord Bia (Amendment) Act, 2004

(No. 14 of 2004) comes into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 20th day of May 2004.

JOE WALSH,

Minister for Agriculture and Food.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

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

This Order appoints 1st July 2004 as the date on which specified sections of the

An Bord Bia (Amendment) Act 2004

(No. 14 of 2004) come into operation, to provide for the transfer of the functions of An Bord Glas to An Bord Bia, and to amend

the Registration of Potato Growers and Potato Packers Act 1984

to require that both the grower's and packer's registration number be displayed on pre-packaged potatoes offered for sale and empower the Minister to update the register.

I, JOE WALSH, Minister for Agriculture and Food, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

sections 10

and

23

of the

An Bord Bia (Amendment) Act, 2004

(No. 14 of 2004) hereby order as follows