S.I. No. 286/2014 - ESB (Electronic Communications Networks) (Commencement) Order 2014.


Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 24th June, 2014.

I, PAT RABBITTE, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 9 (3) of the ESB (Electronic Communications Networks) Act 2014 (No. 5 of 2014), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the ESB (Electronic Communications Networks) (Commencement) Order 2014.

2. The day appointed as the day on which the ESB (Electronic Communications Networks) Act 2014 (No. 5 of 2014), comes into operation is 19th June 2014.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

18 June 2014.

PAT RABBITTE,

Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This Order commences the ESB (Electronic Communications Networks) Act 2014 (No. 5 of 2014), to enable the Electricity Supply Board to engage in electronic communications and services, to define the meaning of an electric line, to change the name of Bord Gáis Éireann and to provide for related matters.