S.I. No. 366/1998 - Defence (Amendment) Act, 1998 (Commencement) Order, 1998.

S.I. No. 366 of 1998.

DEFENCE (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1998 (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 1998.

I, Michael Smith, Minister for Defence, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 12 (2) of the Defence (Amendment) Act, 1998 (No. 31 of 1998), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Defence (Amendment) Act, 1998 (Commencement) Order, 1998.

2. The 1st day of October, 1998, is hereby appointed as the day on which the Defence (Amendment) Act, 1998 (No. 31 of 1998), shall come into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 29 day of September, 1998.

MINISTER FOR DEFENCE.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order provides that the Defence (Amendment) Act, 1998 (No. 31 of 1998), shall come into operation on the 1st day of October, 1998.