S.I. No. 109/2016 - Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2016.

1. This Order may be cited as the Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2016.

2. The day appointed as the day on which the

Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Act 2015

(No. 26 of 2015) comes into operation is 29 February 2016.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

25 February 2016.

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 commences the provisions of the

Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Act, 2015

which transposes Directive 2013/30/EU on safety of offshore oil and gas operations.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

1

st March

, 2016.

I, Alex White T.D., Minister for Communications, Energy and National Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 24

(2) of the

Petroleum (Exploration and Extraction) Safety Act 2015

(No. 26 of 2015), hereby order as follows