S.I. No. 279/1998:

ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION ACT, 1998 (CERTAIN PROVISIONS) (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 1998.

ECONOMIC AND MONETARY UNION ACT, 1998 (CERTAIN PROVISIONS) (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER, 1998.

I, CHARLIE McCREEVY, Minister for Finance, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 1 (2) of the Economic and Monetary Union Act, 1998 (No. 38 of 1998), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Economic and Monetary Union Act, 1998 (Certain Provisions) (Commencement) Order, 1998.

2. The 28th day of July, 1998, is hereby appointed as the day on which sections 5 , 6 (2), 11 (1), 12 , 13 , 20 , 23 , 27 , 28 and 29 of the Economic and Monetary Union Act, 1998 (No. 38 of 1998), shall come into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 28th day of July, 1998.

CHARLIE McCREEVY,

Minister for Finance.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order appoints 28 July, 1998 as the day on which sections 5 , 6 (2), 11 (1), 12 , 13 , 20 , 23 , 27 , 28 and 29 of the Economic and Monetary Union Act, 1998 , come into operation.