S.I. No. 395/1998:

ALIENS (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1998.

ALIENS (AMENDMENT) ORDER, 1998.

I, John O'Donoghue, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by Section 5 of the Aliens Act, 1935 (No. 14 of 1935), hereby order as follows:

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Aliens (Amendment) Order, 1998.

(2) The Aliens Orders, 1946 to 1998, and this Order may be cited together as the Aliens Orders, 1946 to 1998, and shall be construed together as one Order.

(3) The Interpretation Act, 1937 (No. 38 of 1937), applies to this Order.

(4) This Order shall come into operation on the 19th day of October, 1998.

2. The Sixth Schedule (inserted by the Aliens [Amendment] Order, 1975 [ S.I. No. 128 of 1975 ]) to the Aliens Order 1946 [S.R. and O. No. 395 of 1946], is hereby amended by the deletion of the "Slovak Republic".

Given under my Official Seal, this 14th day of October, 1998.

JOHN O'DONOGHUE,

MINISTER FOR JUSTICE, EQUALITY & LAW REFORM.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order was made for the purpose of imposing entry visa requirements for citizens of the Slovak Republic.