S.I. No. 438/2004 - Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2004

I, MARY HARNEY, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 2 of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003 (No. 46 of 2003), hereby order as follows:

1.   This Order may be cited as the Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003 (Commencement) (No. 3) Order 2004.

2.   In this Order “the Act” means the Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003 (No. 46 of 2003).

3.   The 22nd day of July 2004 is appointed as the day on which paragraphs (b), (c) and (d) of section 3 of the Act come into operation.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This Order appoints the 22nd day of July 2004 as the date on which sections 3 (b), 3(c) and 3(d) of the Personal Injuries Assessment Board Act 2003 (No. 46 of 2003) come into effect. This means that from the 22^nd of July 2004 all personal injury claims arising from motor and public liability accidents and any other personal injury claims, other than those involving medical negligence, must be referred to the Personal Injuries Assessment Board before legal proceedings are issued.