S.I. No. 450/2014 - Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 (Establishment Day) Order 2014.


Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 10th October, 2014.

I, FRANCES FITZGERALD, Minister for Justice and Equality, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 8 of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 (No. 25 of 2014), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 (Establishment Day) Order 2014.

2. The 1st day of November 2014 is appointed as the establishment day for the purposes of the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission Act 2014 (No. 25 of 2014).

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GIVEN under my Official Seal,

8 October 2014.

FRANCES FITZGERALD,

Minister for Justice and Equality.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

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

This Order brings the Irish Human Rights and Equality Commission into being and dissolves the Equality Authority and Human Rights Commission, which are being merged into the new Body.