S.I. No. 395/1994 - Winter Time Order, 1994.

S.I. No. 395 of 1994.

WINTER TIME ORDER, 1994.

I, MÁIRE GEOGHEGAN-QUINN, Minister for Justice, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 1 of the Standard Time (Amendment) Act, 1971 (No. 17 of 1971), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Winter Time Order, 1994.

2. For the years 1995, 1996 and 1997—

( a ) the period of winter time which, apart from this Article, would end at two o'clock Greenwich mean time in the morning of the 19th day of March, 1995, is hereby varied so as to end at one o'clock Greenwich mean time in the morning of the 26th day of March, 1995,

( b ) the period of winter time which, apart from this Article, would begin at two o'clock Greenwich mean time in the morning of the 29th day of October, 1995, is hereby varied so as to begin at one o'clock Greenwich mean time in the morning of the 22nd day of October, 1995, and end at one o'clock Greenwich mean time in the morning of the 31st day of March, 1996,

( c ) the period of winter time which, apart from this Article, would begin at two o'clock Greenwich mean time in the morning of the 27th day of October, 1996, is hereby varied so as to begin at one o'clock Greenwich mean time in that morning and end at one o'clock Greenwich mean time in the morning of the 30th day of March, 1997, and

( d ) the period of winter time which, apart from this Article, would begin at two o'clock Greenwich mean time in the morning of the 26th day of October, 1997, is hereby varied so as to begin at one o'clock Greenwich mean time in that morning.

GIVEN under my Official Seal, this 29th day of November, 1994.

MÁIRE GEOGHEGAN-QUINN,

Minister for Justice.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

This Order varies, for the years 1995, 1996 and 1997, the periods of winter time (and consequently summer time) provided for in section 1 (1) (c) of the Standard Time (Amendment) Act, 1971 . Thus, the main effect of the Order will be that summer time will begin one week later in 1995 and two weeks later in 1996 and 1997 and that summer time will end one week earlier in 1995. A minor effect of the Order will be that the time of change from winter time to summer time and vice versa will be 1 a.m. in the morning (G.M.T.) rather than 2 a.m.

This Order gives effect to a European Union Directive [94/21/EC of 30 May 1994] concerning summer time in E.U. Member States.

This Order shall not come into operation until it has been approved by resolution of each House of the Oireachtas.