S.I. No. 537/2013 - Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013.

1. This Order may be cited as the Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013.

2. The 1st day of January 2014 is appointed as the day on which the

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013

(No. 35 of 2013) shall come into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

19 December 2013.

JAMES REILLY,

Minister for Health.

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013

Commencement Order

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This commencement order brings into operation the

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013

as provided for in Section 1(2) of this Act.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

3

rd January

, 2014.

I, James Reilly, Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 1

(2) of the

Protection of Life During Pregnancy Act 2013

(No. 35 of 2013), hereby order as follows