S.I. No. 424/2013 - Electoral, Local Government and Planning and Development Act 2013 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2013.

1. This Order may be cited as the Electoral, Local Government and Planning and Development Act 2013 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2013.

2. The 7th day of November 2013 is appointed as the day on which Part 5 of the

Electoral, Local Government and Planning and Development Act 2013

(No. 27 of 2013) comes into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

6 November 2013.

PHIL HOGAN,

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This Order brings into operation Part 5 of the

Electoral, Local Government and Planning and Development Act 2013

, which repeals

sections 21

(

c

) and

22

of the

Referendum Act 1994

, dealing with requirements in relation to making available for inspection and purchase at post offices copies of a Bill containing a proposal which is the subject of a referendum.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

8

th November

, 2013.

I, PHIL HOGAN, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by subsection (7) of

section 1

of the

Electoral, Local Government and Planning and Development Act 2013

(No. 27 of 2013), hereby order as follows