S.I. No. 315/1998 - Bail Act, 1997 (Sections 1 To 4) (Commencement) Order, 1998.

S.I. No. 315 of 1998.

BAIL ACT, 1997 (SECTIONS 1 TO 4) (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 1998.

I, JOHN O'DONOGHUE, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 13 (2) of the Bail Act, 1997 (No. 16 of 1997) (as adapted by the Justice (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1997 ( S.I. No. 298 of 1997 )), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Bail Act, 1997 (Sections 1 to 4) (Commencement) Order, 1998.

2. The 4th day of September, 1998, is hereby fixed as the day on which sections 1 to 4, of the Bail Act, 1997 (No. 16 of 1997), shall come into operation in respect of persons who have been or are to be sent, sent forward, transferred or otherwise brought for trial in a Special Criminal Court pending trial by that court, during and after such trial until conviction or acquittal, or pending the outcome of an appeal against a conviction or sentence imposed by that court.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 3rd day of September, 1998.

JOHN O'DONOGHUE,

Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order brings into operation, with effect from 4th September, 1998, sections 1 to 4 of the Bail Act, 1997 in respect of persons who have been or are to be sent, sent forward, transferred or otherwise brought for trial in a Special Criminal Court pending trial by that court, during and after such trial until conviction or acquittal, or pending the outcome of an appeal against a conviction or sentence imposed by that court.