Notice of the making of this Statutory Instrument was published in

“Iris Oifigiúil” of 13th July, 2021.

I, MICHAEL MCGRATH, Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 1 (2) of the Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (No. 5 of 2019), hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (Commencement of Certain Provisions) Order 2021.

2. The 7^th day of July 2021 is appointed as the day on which so much of the Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 (No. 5 of 2019) as is not in operation (other than subsections (2) and (3) of section 6) comes into operation.

3. The 31^st day of March 2022 is appointed as the day on which subsections (2) and (3) of section 6 of the Data Sharing and Governance Act 2019 come into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,

7 July, 2021.

MICHAEL MCGRATH,

Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.