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S.I. No. 346 of 2002

REFERENDUM ACT, 1998 Referendum Commission (Establishment) (No. 2) Order, 2002

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S.I. No. 346 of 2002

REFERENDUM ACT, 1998

Referendum Commission (Establishment) (No. 2) Order, 2002

The Minister for the Environment and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2 of the Referendum Act, 1998 ( No. 1 of 1998 ), hereby orders as follows:

1.         This order may be cited as the Referendum Commission (Establishment) (No. 2) Order, 2002.

2.         A Referendum Commission is hereby established to undertake the functions assigned to it by the Referendum Act, 1998 , as amended by the Referendum Act, 2001 , in relation to the proposal for an amendment of the Constitution contained in the Twenty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill, 2002.

Explanatory Note

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

This Order establishes a Referendum Commission for the purposes of the Referendum Acts 1998 and 2001 in connection with the Twenty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill, 2002.