S.I. No. 401/2014 - Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2014.

1. This Order may be cited as the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2014.

2. The 31st day of October 2014 is appointed as the day on which Part 4 of the

Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014

(No. 29 of 2014) shall come into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

9 September 2014.

ALEX WHITE,

Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This Order brings Part 4 of the

Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014

(No. 29 of 2014) into operation on 31 October 2014.

The Act provides for the amendment of the laws relating to media mergers.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

12

th September

, 2014.

I, ALEX WHITE, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by subsection (6) of

section 1

of the

Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014

(No. 29 of 2014), hereby order as follows