S.I. No. 269/1997 - Chemical Weapons Act, 1997 (Commencement) Order, 1997


S.I. No. 269 of 1997.

CHEMICAL WEAPONS ACT, 1997 (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 1997

I, Richard Bruton, Minister for Enterprise and Employment, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by Section 1 of the Chemical Weapons Act, 1997 (No. 28 of 1997) hereby orders as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Chemical Weapons Act, 1997 (Commencement) Order, 1997.

2. In this Order "the Act" means the Chemical Weapons Act, 1997 .

3. The 1st day of July 1997, is hereby fixed as the day on which the Act comes into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal this 19th day of June, 1997

Richard Bruton, T D

Minister for Enterprise and

Employment

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order appoints the 1st day of July, 1997 as the day on which the Chemical Weapons Act, 1997 comes into operation.