Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 22nd November, 2019.

I, CHARLES FLANAGAN, Minister for Justice and Equality, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by subsections (3) and (4) of section 1 of the Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Act 2019 (No. 23 of 2019) and, in relation to the commencement of Part 3 of that Act, after consultation with the Minister for Employment Affairs and Social Protection, hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Act 2019 (Commencement) Order 2019.

2. The 1st day of November 2019 is appointed as the day on which the Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Act 2019 (No. 23 of 2019) comes into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

29 October, 2019.

CHARLES FLANAGAN,

Minister for Justice and Equality.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This Order appoints 1 November 2019 as the date on which the Civil Law (Presumption of Death) Act 2019 comes into operation. The Act provides for the civil status of a missing person where the circumstances of his or her absence leads to a presumption of death. A presumption of death order may be made by a court where the court is satisfied that the circumstances of the person having gone missing indicate that his or her death is either virtually certain or highly probable.