Equal Status Act, 2000 (Commencement) Order, 2000

• Jurisdiction: Ireland
• Citation: IR SI 351/2000

I, JOHN O'DONOGHUE, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 48 of the Equal Status Act, 2000 (No. 8 of 2000), order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Equal Status Act, 2000 (Commencement) Order, 2000.

2. The 25th day of October, 2000, is fixed as the day on which the Equal Status Act, 2000 , shall come into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 25th day of October, 2000. JOHN O'DONOGHUE, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

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

The effect of this Order is to bring into operation the whole of the Equal Status Act, 2000 .