Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

"Iris Oifigiúil" of 24th November, 2015.

I, GERALD NASH, Minister of State at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 1 (2) of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 (No. 10 of 2005) (as adapted by the Enterprise, Trade and Innovation (Alteration of Name of Department and Title of Minister) Order 2011 ( S.I. No. 245 of 2011 )) and the Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation (Delegation of Ministerial Functions) Order 2014 ( S.I. No. 545 of 2014 ) hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 (Repeals) (Commencement) Order 2015.

2. The 1st day of January 2016 is appointed as the day on which section 4 (2) of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 (No. 10 of 2005) comes into operation, insofar as it relates to the following provisions of existing enactments:

(a) section 86 of the Factories Act 1955 (No. 10 of 1955), and

(b) section 24 of the Safety in Industry Act 1980 (No. 9 of 1980).

GIVEN under my hand,

19 November 2015.

GERALD NASH,

Minister of State at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

The purpose of this Order is to activate the repeal as provided for in section 4 (2) of the Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 (No. 10 of 2005) in as much as it relates to the following:

(a) the remaining paragraphs of section 86 of the Factories Act (No. 10 of 1955), and

(b) the remaining paragraph of section 24 of the Safety in Industry Act 1980 (No. 9 of 1980).

This Order shall come into operation from 1 January 2016.