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CENTRAL BANK AND FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY OF IRELAND ACT 2003 (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER (No. 1) 2004

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I, CHARLIE McCREEVY, Minister for Finance, in exercise of the powers conferred on me by section 1 of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Act, 2003 (No.12 of 2003) hereby order as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Act 2003 (Commencement) Order (No. 1) 2004.

2. I appoint 1st August 2004 as the day on which sections 28 and 33 of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Act 2003 (No.12 of 2003) come into operation.

GIVEN under my Official Seal,
this 23rd day of July 2004.

CHARLIE McCREEVY
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Minister for Finance

EXPLANATORY NOTE

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

This order fixes 1st August 2004 as the day on which sections 28 and 33 of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland Act 2003 (which provide for the establishment of the Irish Financial Services Appeals Tribunal) will come into operation.