S.I. No. 491/2011 - Competition Act 2002 (Section 10) (Commencement) Order 2011.

1. This Order may be cited as the Competition Act 2002 (Section 10) (Commencement) Order 2011.

2. The 3rd day of October 2011 is appointed as the day on which

section 10

of the

Competition Act 2002

(No. 14 of 2002) shall come into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

28 September 2011.

RICHARD BRUTON,

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This Order brings into operation on 3rd October 2011 the provisions of

section 10

of the

Competition Act 2002

under which a trial judge may order that copies of certain evidentiary documents and information be given to a jury.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

30

th September

, 2011.

I, RICHARD BRUTON, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 2

of the

Competition Act 2002

(No. 14 of 2002) (as adapted by the Enterprise, Trade and Innovation (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 (

S.I. No. 245 of 2011

)), hereby order as follows