Euro Changeover (Amounts) Act, 2001

Amendment of Economic and Monetary Union Act, 1998.

4.—(1) Section 5 of the Economic and Monetary Union Act, 1998 , is amended by the substitution for the definition of “participating Member State” of the following:

“‘participating Member State’ means—

(a) Belgium, Germany, Spain, France, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Austria, Portugal and Finland;

(b) with effect from 1 January 2001, Greece, and

(c) any other Member State of the European Communities with effect from the date on which the single currency is duly adopted in such Member State as its currency;”.

(2) The Economic and Monetary Union Act, 1998 , is amended by the insertion in sections 9(4), 10(2) and 11(3)—

(a) before “the earlier operative date” of “the day immediately following”, and

(b) before “the 30th day of June, 2002” of “the day immediately following”.