S.I. No. 504/2015 - Marriage Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015.

1. This Order may be cited as the Marriage Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015.

2. The 16th day of November 2015 is appointed as the day on which the

Marriage Act 2015

(No. 35 of 2015) comes into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

10 November 2015.

FRANCES FITZGERALD,

Minister for Justice and Equality.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This Order brings the

Marriage Act 2015

into operation on 16 November 2015

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

13

th November

, 2015.

I, FRANCES FITZGERALD, Minister for Justice and Equality, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 1

(2) of the

Marriage Act 2015

(No. 35 of 2015), and after consulting with the Minister for Social Protection, hereby order as follows