S.I. No. 160/2003 - Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Act 2003 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2003

I, CHARLIE McCREEVY, Minister for Finance, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 1 of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Act 2003 (No. 12 of 2003), hereby order as follows:

1.         This Order may be cited as the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Act 2003 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2003.

2.         The 1st day of May 2003 is fixed as the day on which the provisions of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Act 2003 (No. 12 of 2003 specified in the Schedule to this Order come into operation.

SCHEDULE

Provisions Commenced

Sections 1 to 11 and 12 (except insofar as it relates to section 15 (4) of the Central Bank Act 1942 )

Sections 13 and 14 (except insofar as it relates to section 19 (2) to (5) of the Central Bank Act 1942 )

Sections 15 to 24, 26, 27, 29 to 32 and 34 (except paragraph (a)) Sections 35 and 36

Schedule 1 (except insofar as it relates to Item 4 of Part 6, and Item 2 of Part 9 as respects section 15 (5), (6) and (8) of the Central Bank Act 1989 ) Schedules 2 and 3

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This Order appoints 1^st of May, 2003 as the day on which the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Act, 2003 (No. 12 of 2003), to the extent set out in the Schedule to the Order, comes into operation.