S.I. No. 593/2001 - Dormant Accounts Act, 2001 (Commencement) Order, 2001


The Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1 (2) of the Dormant Accounts Act, 2001 (No. 32 of 2001), hereby orders as follows:

Citation.

1.    This Order may be cited as the Dormant Accounts Act, 2001 (Commencement) Order, 2001.

Commencement.

2.    The 1st day of January 2002, is hereby appointed as the day on which the Dormant Accounts Act, 2001 (No. 32 of 2001) come into operation.

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GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Social, Community And Family Affairs, this 18th day of December, 2001.

DERMOT AHERN

Minister for Social, Community and Family Affairs.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

The Dormant Accounts Act, 2001 deals with dormant accounts in credit institutions.

This Order provides that the Dormant Accounts Act, 2001 will come into effect on the 1st day of January, 2002.