Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 13th March, 2018.

The Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by subsections (1) and (8) of 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) Order 2018.

2. A Referendum Commission is established to perform the functions conferred on 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 Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018.

3. The 9th day of March 2018 is appointed to be the day for the purposes of section 2 (5) of the Referendum Act 1998 in respect of the chairperson of the Referendum Commission.

GIVEN under the Official Seal of the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government,

9 March 2018.

JOHN MCCARTHY,

A Person Authorised Under Section 15 of the Ministers and Secretaries Act 1924 to Authenticate the Seal of the Minister for Housing, Planning and Local Government.

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 Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution Bill 2018 and appoints 9 March, 2018 as the day on which the position of chairperson of the Commission takes effect.