S.I. No. 568/2011 - Defence (Amendment) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2011.

1. This Order may be cited as the Defence (Amendment) Act 2011 (Commencement) Order 2011.

2. The 9th day of November 2011 is appointed as the day on which the

Defence (Amendment) Act 2011

(No. 17 of 2011) comes into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

9 November 2011.

ALAN SHATTER,

Minister for Defence.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This Order appoints 9 November 2011 as the date on which the

Defence (Amendment) Act 2011

comes into operation.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

11

th November

, 2011.

I, ALAN SHATTER, Minister for Defence, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 12

(3) of the

Defence (Amendment) Act 2011

(No. 17 of 2011), hereby order as follows