S.I. No. 346/2002 - Referendum Act, 1998 Referendum Commission (Establishment) (No. 2) Order, 2002


The Minister for the Environment and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2 of the Referendum Act, 1998 (No. 1 of 1998), hereby orders as follows:

1.         This order may be cited as the Referendum Commission (Establishment) (No. 2) Order, 2002.

2.         A Referendum Commission is hereby established to undertake the functions assigned to it by the Referendum Act, 1998 , as amended by the Referendum Act, 2001 , in relation to the proposal for an amendment of the Constitution contained in the Twenty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill, 2002.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment and Local Government this 9th day of July, 2002.

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MARTIN CULLEN

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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 establishes a Referendum Commission for the purposes of the Referendum Acts 1998 and 2001 in connection with the Twenty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill, 2002.