S.I. No. 594/2018 - Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018


Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 8th January, 2019.

I, SIMON HARRIS, Minister for Health, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 1 (2) of the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 (No. 31 of 2018), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 (Commencement) Order 2018.

2. The 1st day of January 2019 is appointed as the day on which the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 (No. 31 of 2018) shall come into operation.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

21 December 2018.

SIMON HARRIS,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This Order commences the Health (Regulation of Termination of Pregnancy) Act 2018 , pursuant to Section 1 (2) of the Act.