STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

S.I. No. 69 of 2003

DECOMMISSIONING ACT 1997 (DECOMMISSIONING) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2003

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DECOMMISSIONING ACT 1997 (DECOMMISSIONING) (AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS 2003

I, MICHAEL McDOWELL, Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 7(1) of No. 3 of 1997 ), and the Justice (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 1997 ( S.I. No. 298 of 1997 ), make the following Regulations:

1.         These Regulations may be cited as the Decommissioning Act 1997 (Decommissioning) (Amendment) Regulations 2003.

2.          S.I. No. 216 of 1998 ) (“the 1998 Regulations”), the Decommissioning Act 1997 (Decommissioning) (Amendment) Regulations 2000 ( S.I. No. 134 of 2000 ) (“the 2000 Regulations”), the Decommissioning Act 1997 (Decommissioning) (Amendment) Regulations 2001 ( S.I. No. 211 of 2001 ) (“the 2001 Regulations”), the Decommissioning Act 1997 (Decommissioning) (Amendment) Regulations 2002 ( S.I. No. 41 of 2002 ) (“the 2002 Regulations”) and these Regulations may be cited together as the Decommissioning Act 1997 (Decommissioning) Regulations, 1998 to 2003.

3.         Regulation 2 of the 1998 Regulations, as amended by the 2000, 2001 and 2002 Regulations, is further amended by the substitution of “26th day of February 2004” for “27th day of February 2003”.