S.I. No. 134/1997:

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS (IRELAND) ACT, 1863 (SECTION 18) (LAOIS) ORDER, 1997

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS (IRELAND) ACT, 1863 (SECTION 18) (LAOIS) ORDER, 1997

An tArd-Chláraitheoir, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Section 18 of the Registration of Births and Deaths (Ireland) Act, 1863, hereby orders as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Registration of Births and Deaths (Ireland) Act, 1863 (Section 18) (Laois) Order, 1997.

2. The existing Registrar's District of Rathdowney shall be amalgamated with the existing Registrar's District of Portlaoise and shall together form one Registrar's District to be known as the Registrar's District of Portlaoise.

3. This Order shall come into operation on the 1st day of April, 1997.

GIVEN under my hand at Oifig an Ard-Chláraitheora, Joyce House,

Lombard Street East, Dublin 2, this 27th day of March, 1997.

J. O'DWYER,

An tArd-Chláraitheoir.

The Minister for Health approves of the above Order.

Dated this 27th day of March, 1997.

MICHAEL NOONAN,

Minister for Health.

EXPLANATORY NOTE.

The effect of this Order is to amalgamate certain Registrars' Districts in the County of Laois so as to reduce the number of such districts in that county.