S.I. No. 16/2006 - Adoptive Leave Act 2005 (Commencement) Order 2006

1. This Order may be cited as the

Adoptive Leave Act 2005

(Commencement) Order 2006.

2. The 30

th

day of January, 2006 is appointed as the day on which the

Adoptive Leave Act 2005

(No. 25 of 2005) (except insofar as it is already in operation) comes into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

20 January, 2006.

Michael McDowell

___________________________

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

The effect of this Order is to bring into operation sections 9 and 10 of the

Adoptive Leave Act 2005

.

STATUTORY INSTRUMENT

S.I. No. 16 of 2006

Adoptive Leave Act 2005 (Commencement) Order 2006

PUBLISHED BY THE STATIONERY OFFICE DUBLIN

I, Michael McDowell, T.D., Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 22(3) of the

Adoptive Leave Act 2005

(No. 25 of 2005), hereby order as follows