Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 25th June, 2013.

I, PHILIP HOGAN, Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 1 (2) of the Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Act 2013 (No. 16 of 2013), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Act 2013 (Commencement) Order 2013.

2. The 21st day of June 2013 is appointed as the day on which the following provisions of the Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Act 2013 (No. 16 of 2013) come into operation:

(a) Part 1;

(b) section 4(b);

(c) section 5;

(d) Part 4.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

20 June 2013.

PHILIP HOGAN,

Minister for the Environment, Community and Local Government.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This Order brings into effect the sections of the Non-Use of Motor Vehicles Act 2013 providing for transitional financial arrangements following the transfer of the driving licence function to the Road Safety Authority and providing for the Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport to become a licensing authority, as well as the preliminary and general sections (Part 1).