S.I. No. 178/2007 - Consumer Protection Act 2007 (Commencement) Order 2007

1. This Order may be cited as the

Consumer Protection Act 2007

(Commencement) Order 2007.

2. The 1st day of May 2007 is appointed as the day on which the provisions of the

Consumer Protection Act 2007

(No. 19 of 2007), other than sections 48 and 49, come into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

26 April 2007

MICHEÁL MARTIN.

Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This Order appoints the 1st day of May 2007 as the date on which the

Consumer Protection Act 2007

(No. 19 of 2007), with the exception of sections 48 and 49, comes into operation.

S.I. No. 178 of 2007

CONSUMER PROTECTION ACT 2007 (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER 2007

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

1

st May

, 2007.

I, MICHEÁL MARTIN, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 1(2) of the

Consumer Protection Act 2007

(No. 19 of 2007), hereby order as follows—