S.I. No. 457/2014 - Charities Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2014.

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 14th October, 2014.

I, FRANCES FITZGERALD, Minister for Justice and Equality, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 1 (2) of the Charities Act 2009 (No. 6 of 2009) (as adapted by the Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2010 ( S.I. No. 215 of 2010 )) and the Charities (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 194 of 2011 ), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Charities Act 2009 (Commencement) Order 2014.

2. The 16th day of October 2014 is appointed as the day on which the following provisions of the Charities Act 2009 (No. 6 of 2009) shall come into operation:

(a) section 3;

(b) sections 6 to 9;

(c) section 10 (insofar as it has not already been commenced);

(d) section 11;

(e) Part 2;

(f) Part 3;

(g) Part 5;

(h) Part 6;

(i) Schedule 1;

(j) Schedule 2.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

10 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 appoints the 16th of October 2014 as the date on which the provisions of section 3 , sections 6 to 9 , section 10 (subsections (3) and (4)), section 11 , Part 2, Part 3, Part 5, Part 6, Schedule 1, and Schedule 2 of the Charities Act 2009 come into operation.

This Order provides for the establishment of the Charities Regulatory Authority for the regulation of Charitable Organisations. It also provides for the establishment of the Charity Appeals Tribunal and the Dissolution of the Commissioners of Charitable Donations and Bequests for Ireland.