S.I. No. 576/2013 - Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 (Transfer Day) Order 2013.

1. This Order may be cited as the Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013 (Transfer Day) Order 2013.

2. The 1st day of January 2014 is appointed as the transfer day for the purposes of the

Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013

(No. 50 of 2013).

Given under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government,

31 December 2013.

MARIA GRAHAM,

A Person Authorised Under

Section 15

of the

Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924

to Authenticate the Seal of the 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 provides that the 1 January 2014 is appointed as the transfer day for the purposes of the

Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013

. The functions of the water services authorities will transfer to Irish Water on this day.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

3

rd January

, 2014.

The Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by

section 6

of the

Water Services (No. 2) Act 2013

(No. 50 of 2013), hereby orders as follows