S.I. No. 392/1997:

ORGANISATION OF WORKING TIME ACT, 1997

ORGANISATION OF WORKING TIME ACT, 1997

(Commencement) Order. 1997

I, Tom Kitt, Minister for Labour, Trade and Consumer Affairs, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 1 (2) of the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997 (No. 20 of 1997), as adapted by the Enterprise and Employment (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order, 1997 ( S.I. No. 305 of 1997 ), and the Enterprise, Trade and Employment (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) (No. 2) Order, 1997 ( S.I. No. 330 of 1997 ), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997 (Commencement) Order, 1997.

2. In this Order "the Act" means the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997 (No. 20 of 1997).

3. The 30th day of September, 1997, is hereby fixed as the day on which the following provisions of the Act shall come into operation, namely:

( a ) sections 1 to 8 and 10,

( b ) section 9 in so far as it relates to the Holidays (Employees) Act, 1973 , and section 4 of the Worker Protection (Regular Part-Time Employees) Act, 1991 ,

( c ) section 15(2),

( d ) sections 17 to 23 and 25 to 41,

( e ) subsections (8) and (9) of section 24,

( f ) the First, Second and Third Schedules,

( g ) the Fourth Schedule in so far as it relates to the enactments referred to in paragraph (b) of this Article,

( h ) paragraphs 5, 6, 8 and 9 of the Fifth Schedule, and

( i ) the Sixth Schedule.

4. The 30th day of November, 1997, is hereby fixed as the day on which the following provisions of the Act shall come into operation, namely:

( a ) subsections (1) to (7) and ( 10) of section 24, and

( b ) paragraphs 3,4 and 7 of the Fifth Schedule.

5. The 1st day of March, 1998, is hereby fixed as the day on which the following provisions of the Act shall come into operation, namely:

( a ) section 9 in so far as it relates to any enactment other than one referred to in Article 3(b) of this Order,

( b ) sections 11 to 14 and 16,

( c ) subsections (1), (3), (4) and (5) of section 15,

( d ) the Fourth Schedule in so far as it relates to any enactment other than one referred to in Article 3(b) of this Order,

and

( e ) paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Fifth Schedule.

GIVEN under my hand, this 24th day of September, 1997.

TOM KITT, T.D.

Minister for Labour, Trade and Consumer Affairs.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

This Order appoints the 30th day of September, 1997, the 30th day of November, 1997 and the 1st day of March, 1998 as the days on which the specified provisions of the Organisation of Working Time Act, 1997 come into operation.

Copies of the Order may be purchased from the Government Publications Sale Office, Sun Alliance House, Molesworth Street, Dublin 2.