Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 4th August, 2015.

I, RICHARD BRUTON, Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 20 (2) of the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Act 2015 (No. 22 of 2015), hereby make the following order:

1. This Order may be cited as the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Act 2015 (Section 20) (Commencement) Order 2015.

2. The 1st day of August 2015 is appointed as the day upon which paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 20 of the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Act 2015 (No. 22 of 2015), shall come into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

31 July 2015.

RICHARD BRUTON,

Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

The purpose of this Order is to provide for the commencement of the provision in paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 20 of the National Minimum Wage (Low Pay Commission) Act 2015 . This provision, when commenced, will effect an amendment to section 2 of the Workplace Relations Act 2015 to provide for the insertion of definitions of the terms "Act of 1984" (i.e. the Protection of Employees (Employers’ Insolvency) Act 1984), "equality officer", "equality mediation officer" and "rights commissioner" into that Act.