STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

S.I. No. 118 of 2000

Bail Act, 1997 (Commencement) Order, 2000

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Bail Act, 1997 (Commencement) Order, 2000

I, JOHN O'DONOGHUE, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 13(2) of the Bail Act, 1997 (No. 16 of 1997) (as adapted by the Justice (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1997 ( S.I. No. 298 of 1997 )), hereby order as follows:

1.     This Order may be cited as the Bail Act, 1997 (Commencement) Order, 2000.

2.     The 15th day of May, 2000, is hereby fixed as the day on which the Bail Act, 1997 (No. 16 of 1997) , in so far as it is not in operation, shall come into operation.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This order brings the Bail Act, 1997 fully into operation.