S.I. No. 449/2014 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2014.


Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 10th October, 2014.

I, FRANCES FITZGERALD, Minister for Justice and Equality, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 1 (3) of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 (No. 25 of 2014), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2014.

2. In this Order “Act of 2014” means the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 (No. 25 of 2014).

3. The 8th day of October 2014 is appointed as the day on which the following provisions of the Act of 2014 shall come into operation:

(a) section 1;

(b) section 2;

(c) section 8;

(d) section 11(3);

(e) section 12;

(f) section 13;

(g) section 17;

(h) section 19;

(i) section 20.

4. Subject to Article 5, the 1st day of November 2014 is appointed as the day the Act of 2014, in so far as it is not already in operation, shall come into operation.

5. The 1st day of January 2015 is appointed as the day on which section 21(5) of the Act of 2014 shall come into operation.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

8 October 2014.

FRANCES FITZGERALD,

Minister for Justice and Equality.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

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

This Order brings the provisions of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 into effect as from 8 October 2014, 1 November 2014 and 1 January 2015. The provisions which come into effect as from 8 October include those relating to the appointment of the members of the Commission. 1 November 2014 is also the Establishment Day for the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission and the provisions coming into affect on that day include those relating to the dissolution of the existing bodies (Equality Authority and Human Rights Commission) and relevant repeals. The final provision to be commenced is section 21(5) which is dependant on the creation of a separate Vote for the Commission and accordingly will commence as from 1 January 2015 being the start of the financial year.