S.I. No. 259/2018 - Court of Appeal Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2018


Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 20th July, 2018.

I, CHARLES FLANAGAN, Minister for Justice and Equality, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 1 (2) of the Court of Appeal Act 2014 (No. 18 of 2014), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Court of Appeal Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2018.

2. The 31st day of August 2018 is appointed as the day on which the Court of Appeal Act 2014 (No. 18 of 2014), insofar as it is not already in operation, shall come into operation.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

16 July 2018.

CHARLES FLANAGAN,

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 31 August 2018 as the date on which those provisions of the Court of Appeal Act 2014 which relate to the abolition of the Court of Criminal Appeal come into operation.