S.I. No. 517/2017 - Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017

1. This Order may be cited as the Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Act 2017 (Commencement) Order 2017.

2. The 30th day of November 2017 is appointed as the day on which the

Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Act 2017

(No. 7 of 2017) shall come into operation.

GIVEN under my official seal,

21 November 2017.

SIMON HARRIS,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This Order appoints 30 November 2017 as the date on which the

Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Act 2017

(No.7 of 2017) shall come into operation.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

24

th November

, 2017.

I, SIMON HARRIS, Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 13

(3) of the

Misuse of Drugs (Supervised Injecting Facilities) Act 2017

(No. 7 of 2017), hereby order as follows