S.I. No. 26/2016 - International Protection Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2016.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 26th January, 2016.

I, FRANCES FITZGERALD, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 1 of the International Protection Act 2015 (No. 66 of 2015), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the International Protection Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2016.

2. The 11th day of January 2016 is appointed as the day on which the following provisions of the International Protection Act 2015 (No. 66 of 2015) come into operation.

(a) section 1;

(b) section 2, insofar as it relates to the repeal referred to in paragraph (c);

(c) section 6(1), insofar as it relates to the repeal of section 7A of the Refugee Act 1996 (No. 17 of 1996).

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

11 January 2016.

FRANCES FITZGERALD,

Minister for Justice and Equality.