Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 26th November, 2021.

I, PASCHAL DONOHOE, Minister for Finance, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 1 (3) of the National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Act 2014 (No. 23 of 2014), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Act 2014 (Commencement) Order 2021.

2. The 31^st day of December 2021 is appointed as the day on which the following provisions of the National Treasury Management Agency (Amendment) Act 2014 (No. 23 of 2014) come into operation:

(a) section 5(1) and Schedule 1, insofar as those provisions relate to the amendments specified in -

(i) item 1(b) of Part 2,

(ii) items 2(b) and (c), 4, 7(b) and (c), 9(b) and (c), 10(b) and 12(b), (c) and (d) of Part 4, and

(iii) Part 8,

of that Schedule,

(b) section 5(2) and Schedule 2, insofar as those provisions relate to the amendments specified in -

(i) item 1(b) of Part 2,

(ii) Part 4, and

(iii) items 1(a) and 2(b) of Part 6,

of that Schedule,

(c) section 6(a) and (d),

(d) section 50,

(e) Chapter 4 of Part 7, insofar as that Chapter relates to the provisions specified in paragraph (f), and

(f) paragraphs 15 and 17 of Schedule 4.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

18 November, 2021.

PASCHAL DONOHOE,

Minister for Finance.