Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 14th September, 2018.

I, EOGHAN MURPHY, Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 1 (4) of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (No. 22 of 2009) (as adapted by the Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2017 ( S.I. No. 358 of 2017 )), hereby order as follows:

1. (1) This Order may be cited as the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (Commencement) (No. 2) Order 2018.

2. The “Act of 2009” means the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2009 (No. 22 of 2009).

3. The 12th day of September 2018 is appointed as the day on which the following provisions of the Act of 2009 come into operation:

(a) section 7 and Schedule 1, insofar as they apply to the repeal of—

(i) sections 2 and 3 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1992 (No. 18 of 1992),

(ii) sections 98 , 99 and 100 of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (No. 30 of 2000), and

(iii) sections 6 , 8 , 9 and 10 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2002 (No. 9 of 2002);

(b) Section 8 and Schedule 2, insofar as they apply to the amendments set out in—

(i) Part 2 of that Schedule, as respects sections 4 (2) and 5 of the Housing Finance Agency Act 1981 (No. 37 of 1981),

(ii) Part 5 of that Schedule, as respects section 14 of the Housing (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1997 (No. 21 of 1997) insofar as it is not already in operation, and

(iii) Part 7 of that Schedule, as respects—

(I) section 93 (other than in relation to the definition of “housing strategy”),

(II) section 94 insofar as it is not already in operation, and

(III) section 96 insofar as it is not already in operation,

of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (No. 30 of 2000).

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

12 September 2018.

EOGHAN MURPHY,

Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government.