No. 72/1931:

CONSTITUTION (OPERATION OF ARTICLE 2A) ORDER, 1931.

CONSTITUTION (OPERATION OF ARTICLE 2A) ORDER, 1931.

WHEREAS it is provided by sub-section (2) of section 1 of Article 2A of the Constitution that whenever the Executive Council is of opinion that circumstances exist which render it expedient that Parts II, III, IV and V of the said Article should be brought into force, the Executive Council may by order declare that Parts II, III, IV and V of the said Article shall come into force :

AND WHEREAS the Executive Council is of opinion that circumstances exist which render it expedient that Parts II, III, IV and V of Article 2A of the Constitution should be brought into force :

NOW, the Executive Council, in exercise of the powers conferred on them by sub-section (2) of section 1 of Article 2A of the Constitution and of every and any other power them in this behalf enabling, do hereby declare and order as follows :—

1. Parts II, III, IV and V of Article 2A of the Constitution shall come into force.

2. The Interpretation Act, 1923 (No. 46 of 1923), applies to the interpretation of this Order in like manner as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of the Oireachtas.

3. This Order may be cited for all purposes as the Constitution (Operation of Article 2A) Order, 1931.

DUBLIN.

This 17th day of October, 1931. [23]