S.I. No. 119/1997:

GAS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1987 (SECTION 2 (7)) (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1997

GAS (AMENDMENT) ACT, 1987 (SECTION 2 (7)) (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1997

I, EMMET M. STAGG, TD, Minister of State at the Department of Transport, Energy and Communications, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 2 (7) of the Gas (Amendment) Act, 1987 (No. 9 of 1987), the Tourism and Trade (Transfer of Departmental Administration and Ministerial Functions) Order, 1993 ( S.I. No. 422 of 1993 ) (as adapted by the Tourism, Transport and Communications (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1993 ( S.I. No. 17 of 1993 )) and the Transport, Energy and Communications (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order, 1996 ( S.I. No. 395 of 1996 ), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Gas (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Section 2 (7)) (Amendment) Order, 1997.

2. This Order shall come into operation on the 11th day of March, 1997.

3. The Gas (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Section 2) Order, 1987 ( S.I. No. 283 of 1987 ), is hereby amended by the substitution of the following Schedule for the Schedule to that Order (inserted by the Gas (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Section 2 (7)) Order, 1989 ( S.I. No. 162 of 1989 )):

"SCHEDULE

Article 4 (1)

".

GIVEN under my hand, this 11th day of March, 1997.

EMMET M. STAGG,

Minister of State at the Department of

Transport, Energy and Communications.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order further amends the Schedule to the Gas (Amendment) Act, 1987 (Section 2) Order, 1987 by the substitution of a new Schedule containing additional areas where the functions conferred by the 1987 Order on Bord Gais Éireann may be exercised.