S.I. No. 220/2004 - An Bord Bia (Amendment) Act, 2004 (Commencement) Order, 2004

I, JOE WALSH, Minister for Agriculture and Food, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by sections 10 and 23 of the An Bord Bia (Amendment) Act, 2004 (No. 14 of 2004) hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the An Bord Bia (Amendment) Act, 2004 (Commencement) Order, 2004.

2. The 1st day of July 2004 is appointed as the day on which Part 3 (other than sections 21 and 22) of the An Bord Bia (Amendment) Act, 2004 (No. 14 of 2004) comes into operation.

3. The 1st day of July 2004 is appointed as the day on which Part 4 (other than section 24 (a)(ii)) of the An Bord Bia (Amendment) Act, 2004 (No. 14 of 2004) comes into operation.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

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

This Order appoints 1st July 2004 as the date on which specified sections of the An Bord Bia (Amendment) Act 2004 (No. 14 of 2004) come into operation, to provide for the transfer of the functions of An Bord Glas to An Bord Bia, and to amend the Registration of Potato Growers and Potato Packers Act 1984 to require that both the grower's and packer's registration number be displayed on pre-packaged potatoes offered for sale and empower the Minister to update the register.