S.I. No. 373/2004 - Finance Act 2003 (Commencement of Chapter 1 of Part 2) Order 2004

1. This Order may be cited as the Finance Act 2003 (Commencement of Chapter 1 of Part 2) Order 2004.

2. The 1

st

day of July, 2004, is appointed as the day on which Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the

Finance Act 2003

comes into operation

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

8

th

June 2004.

Charlie McCreevy

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This order appoints the 1

st

day of July, 2004 for the coming into operation of Chapter 1 of Part 2 of the

Finance Act 2003

, which consolidates and modernises the excise law on alcohol products.

I, Charlie McCreevy, Minister for Finance, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 86

of the

Finance Act 2003

(No. 3 of 2003), hereby order as follows