S.I. No. 45/1986 - Winter Time Order, 1986.

S.I. No. 45 of 1986.

WINTER TIME ORDER, 1986.

I, ALAN M. DUKES, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 1 of the Standard Time (Amendment) Act, 1971 (no. 17 of 1971), hereby make the following order:

1. This Order may be cited as the Winter Time Order, 1986.

2. For the years 1986, 1987 and 1988—

( a ) the period of winter time which, apart from this Article, would end on the 16th day of march, 1986, is hereby varied so as to end at one o'clock Greenwich mean time in the morning of the 30th day of March, 1986;

( b ) the period of winter time which, apart from this Article, would begin at two o'clock Greenwich mean time in the morning of the 26th day of October, 1986, is hereby varied so as to begin at one o'clock Greenwich mean time in that morning and end at one o'clock Greenwich mean time in the morning of the 29th day of March, 1987;

( c ) the period of winter time which, apart from this Article, would begin at two o'clock Greenwich mean time in the morning of the 25th day of October, 1987 is hereby varied so as to begin at one o'clock Greenwich mean time in that morning and end at one o'clock Greenwich mean time in the morning of the 27th day of March, 1988; and

( d ) the period of winter time which, apart from this Article, would begin at two o'clock Greenwich mean time in the morning of the 23rd day of October, 1988, is hereby varied so as to begin at one o'clock Greenwich mean time in that morning.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 24th day of February, 1986.

ALAN M. DUKES,

Minister for Justice.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order varies the periods of winter time, and consequently summer time, for the years 1986, 1987 and 1988. The effect of the Order will be that standard (summer) time will begin two weeks later in 1986 and one week later in 1987 and 1988, respectively, than under the present law. A minor effect of the Order will be that the time of change from winter time to summer time and vice versa will be 1 a.m. in the morning (G.M.T.) rather than 2 a.m. This Order gives effect to an E.E.C. Directive concerning summer time in E.E.C. Member States.

This Order shall not come into operation until it has been approved by resolution of each House of the Oireachtas.