Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in
“Iris Oifigiúil” of 13th March, 2018.
The Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by subsections (1) and (8) of
section 2
of the
Referendum Act 1998
(No. 1 of 1998), hereby orders as follows:
1. This order may be cited as the Referendum Commission (Establishment) Order 2018.
2. A Referendum Commission is established to perform the functions conferred on it by the
Referendum Act 1998
, as amended by the
Referendum Act 2001
, in relation to the proposal for an amendment of the Constitution contained in the Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018.
3. The 9th day of March 2018 is appointed to be the day for the purposes of
section 2
(5) of the
Referendum Act 1998
in respect of the chairperson of the Referendum Commission.
GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government,
(This note is not part of the Instrument and does not purport to be a legal interpretation.)
This order establishes a Referendum Commission for the purposes of the Referendum Acts 1998 and 2001 in connection with the Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018 and appoints 9 March, 2018 as the day on which the position of chairperson of the Commission takes effect.