S.I. No. 180/2007 - Prisons Act 2007 (Commencement) Order 2007

1. This Order may be cited as the Prisons Act 2007 (Commencement) Order 2007.

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

Part 1

,

Part 4

,

Part 5

and

Part 6

(other than

sections 33

,

34

,

38

and paragraph (

a

) of

section 42

) of the

Prisons Act 2007

come into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

27th April 2007.

MICHAEL McDOWELL.

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This Statutory Instrument brings into operation, with effect from 1 May 2007, certain provisions of the

Prisons Act 2007

.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in “Iris Oifigiúil” of

11

th May

, 2007.

I, MICHAEL McDOWELL, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 1

(2) of the

Prisons Act 2007

(No. 10 of 2007), hereby order as follows