S.I. No. 53/1998 - Referendum Act, 1998. Referendum Commission (Establishment) Order, 1998.
S.I. No. 53 of 1998. | ||
REFERENDUM ACT, 1998. REFERENDUM COMMISSION (ESTABLISHMENT) ORDER, 1998. | ||
The Minister for the Environment and Local Government, in exercise of the power conferred on him by section 2 of the Referendum Act, 1998 (No. 1 of 1998), hereby orders as follows: 1. This order may be cited as the Referendum Commission (Establishment) Order, 1998. 2. A Referendum Commission is hereby established to undertake the functions assigned to it by the Referendum Act, 1998 . 3. The date hereof the making of this order is hereby appointed as the day for the purposes of section 2(5). | ||
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for the Environment and Local Government, this 2nd day of March, 1998. | ||
NOEL DEMPSEY, | ||
Minister for the Environment and Local Government. | ||
EXPLANATORY NOTE. | ||
This order establishes a referendum commission to prepare and distribute to the electorate, statements for and against the 18th Amendment to the Constitution, and to foster, promote and facilitate debate on the proposal. |