S.I. No. 163/2002 - Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 (Commencement) Order, 2002


The Minister for the Environment and Local Government in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 1 (3) of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 (No. 9 of 2002), hereby orders as follows:—

1.         This Order may be cited as the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 (Commencement) Order, 2002.

2.          Section 17 (c) of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 shall come into operation on the date of the making of this Order.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment and Local Government, this 25th day of April, 2002.

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NOEL DEMPSEY

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Minister for the Environment and Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This Order brings into operation section 17 (c) of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 (No. 9 of 2002) which provides for an increase in the borrowing limit of the Housing Finance Agency Ltd. from £1.5 billion to €6 billion.