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S.I. No. 6/2000 - Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Act, 1998 (Commencement) Order, 2000

I, DAVID ANDREWS, T.D., Minister for Foreign Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 18 (5) of the Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Act, 1998 (No. 35 of 1998), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Act, 1998 (Commencement) Order, 2000.

2. The 17th day of January, 2000, is hereby appointed as the day on which the Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Act, 1998 shall come into operation.

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GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 15th day of January, 2000.

DAVID ANDREWS,

Minister for Foreign Affairs.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This Order appoints the 17th day of January 2000 as the day on which the Geneva Conventions (Amendment) Act, 1998 shall come into operation.