S.I. No. 532/2018 - Domestic Violence Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018

1. This Order may be cited as the Domestic Violence Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018.

2. The 1st day of January 2019 is appointed as the day on which the

Domestic Violence Act 2018

(No. 6 of 2018) shall come into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

12 December 2018.

CHARLES FLANAGAN,

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 appoints 1 January 2019 as the date on which the

Domestic Violence Act 2018

comes into operation.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

18

th December

, 2018.

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

section 1

(2) of the

Domestic Violence Act 2018

(No. 6 of 2018), hereby order as follows