Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 1st December, 2015.

I, JAMES REILLY, Minister for Children and Youth Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 1 (3) of the Children (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 30 of 2015), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Children (Amendment) Act 2015 (Commencement) Order 2015.

2. The 1st day of December 2015 is appointed as the day on which the following provisions of the Children (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 30 of 2015) shall come into operation:

(a) sections 1 and 2;

(b) section 4 (other than paragraph (d));

(c) section 5;

(d) section 6 insofar as it relates to section 88A;

(e) section 7;

(f) sections 11 to 15;

(g) section 17;

(h) sections 20 to 25;

(i) section 31.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

27 November 2015.

JAMES REILLY,

Minister for Children and Youth Affairs.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This Order provides for the commencement of sections 1 , 2 , 4 (other than paragraph (d)), 5 , 6 (insofar as it relates to section 88A), 7 , 11 to 15 , 17 , 20 to 25 and 31 of the Children (Amendment) Act 2015 (No. 30 of 2015) with effect from 1 December 2015.