S.I. No. 590/2006 - Children Act 2001 (Amendments to Part 11) (Commencement) Order 2006

1. This Order may be cited as the

Children Act 2001

(Amendments to Part 11) (Commencement) Order 2006.

2. The 1

st

day of December 2006 is appointed as the day on which the amendments made to Part 11 of the

Children Act 2001

(No. 24 of 2001) in sections 156 and 157 of, and paragraph 30 of Schedule 4 to, the

Criminal Justice Act 2006

(No 26 of 2006) shall come into operation.

Given under my hand 30 day of November 2006

Brian Lenihan

__________________

Brian Lenihan

Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children.

The Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform agrees to the making of the foregoing Order.

Given under the Official Seal of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

30

th

day of November 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.)

This Statutory Instrument commences certain provisions of Part 12 of the

Criminal Justice Act 2006

which amend the functions and composition of the Board membership of the Special Residential Services Board established under Part 11 of the

Children Act 2001

.

S.I. No. 590 of 2006

Children Act 2001 (Amendments to Part 11) (Commencement) Order 2006

I, Brian Lenihan, Minister of State at the Department of Health and Children, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by Section 2 (2) (f) of the

Children Act 2001

(No. 24 of 2001) and the Health and Children (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2004 (

S.I. No. 842 of 2004

), with the agreement of the Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, hereby order as follows