S.I. No. 298 of 2009 .

ENERGY (MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS) ACT 2006 (COMMENCEMENT OF SECTION 6) ORDER 2009

Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 4th August, 2009.

I, EAMONN RYAN, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 1(2) of the Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (No. 40 of 2006), hereby order as follows.

1. This Order may be cited as the Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (Commencement of Section 6) Order 2009.

2. The 29th day of July, 2009, is hereby appointed as the day on which Section 6 of the Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 (No. 40 of 2006) comes into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

29 July 2009

EAMONN RYAN

Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This Order brings into operation on 29th July 2009, Section 6 of the Energy (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2006 .