S.I. No. 553/2024 - Judicial Appointments Commission Act 2023 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2024

1. This Order may be cited as the Judicial Appointments Commission Act 2023 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2024.

2. The 1st day of January 2025 is appointed as the day on which the

Judicial Appointments Commission Act 2023

(No. 33 of 2023), insofar as it is not already in operation, shall come into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

17 October, 2024.

HELEN MCENTEE,

Minister for Justice.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(

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

)

This Order is the second and final commencement order under the

Judicial Appointments Commission Act 2023

(No. 33 of 2023). The Order commences the provisions of the

Judicial Appointments Commission Act 2023

not commenced under S.I. No. 114/2024. The provisions of the

Judicial Appointments Commission Act 2023

rendered operational by this Order primarily consist of provisions designed to be brought into operation at the time when the Judicial Appointments Commission is being established.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of

25

th October,

2024.

I, HELEN MCENTEE, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by

section 1

(3) of the

Judicial Appointments Commission Act 2023

(No. 33 of 2023), hereby order as follows