S.I. No. 210/2012 - Ombudsman for Children Act 2002 (Section 11(2)(a)) Order 2012.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 22nd June, 2012.

I, FRANCES FITZGERALD, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 11 (2)(a) of the Ombudsman for Children Act 2002 (No. 22 of 2002) and the Office of the Minister for Children and Youth Affairs (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 218 of 2011 ) and with the consent of the Minister for Justice and Equality, hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Ombudsman for Children Act 2002 (Section 11(2)(a)) Order 2012.

2. Subsection (1)(e)(iii) of section 11 of the Ombudsman for Children Act 2002 shall cease to have effect on and after 1 July 2012.

The Minister for Justice and Equality consents to the making of the foregoing Order.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

19 June 2012.

ALAN SHATTER,

Minister for Justice and Equality.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

19 June 2012.

FRANCES FITZGERALD,

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

The effect of this Order is that subsection (1)(e)(iii) of section 11 of the Ombudsman for Children Act 2002 shall cease to have effect on and after 1 July, 2012.