S.I. No. 294/1975 - Finance Act, 1975 (Section 44) (Appointed Day) Order, 1975.


S.I. No. 294 of 1975.

FINANCE ACT, 1975 (SECTION 44) (APPOINTED DAY) ORDER, 1975.

I, RICHIE RYAN, Minister for Finance, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by Section 44 (4) of the Finance Act, 1975 (No. 6 of 1975), hereby order as follows:

1. This order may be cited as the Finance Act, 1975 (Section 44) (Appointed Day) Order, 1975.

2. The 1st day of January, 1976, is hereby appointed to be the day on which subsections (1), (2) and (3) of section 44 of the Finance Act, 1975 (No. 6 of 1975), come into operation.

Given under my Official Seal this 9th Day of December, 1975.

RICHIE RYAN,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

Section 44 of the Finance Act, 1975 provides for increases in the annual excise duty payable in respect of dogs and in the penalty for failure to pay such duty to come into operation on such day as the Minister for Finance may appoint by order. This order appoints the 1st day of January, 1976 as that day.