S.I. No. 661/2016 - International Protection Act 2015 (Establishment Day) Order 2016.

1. This Order may be cited as the International Protection Act 2015 (Establishment Day) Order 2016.

2. The 31st day of December 2016 is appointed to be the establishment day for the purposes of the

International Protection Act 2015

(No. 66 of 2015).

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

22 December 2016.

FRANCES FITZGERALD,

Minister for Justice and Equality.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This Order provides for the establishment of an International Protection Appeals Tribunal.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

6

th January

, 2017.

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

section 61

(2) of the

International Protection Act 2015

(No. 66 of 2015), hereby order as follows