S.I. No. 45/1997 - Registration of Births Act, 1996 (Commencement) Order, 1997.


S.I. No. 45 of 1997.

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS ACT, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 1997.

I, MERVYN TAYLOR, Minister for Equality and Law Reform, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 7 (3) of the Registration of Births Act, 1996 (No. 36 of 1996) hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Registration of Births Act, 1996 (Commencement) Order, 1997.

2. The Registration of Births Act, 1996 , shall come into force on the 1st day of October, 1997.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 23rd day of January, 1997.

MERVYN TAYLOR,

 Minister for Equality and

Law Reform.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order appoints the 1st day of October, 1997 as the day on which the Registration of Births Act, 1996 , comes into operation.