The Gazette 1996

GAZETTE

OCTOBER 1996

No. Title of Act and Date Passed

Commencement Date/s

28.

Na t i o n al S t a n d a r ds Au t h o r i ty of Ireland Ac t. 1996 (31 J u l y. 1996) Provides for the establishment of the National Standards

C o mm e n c e m e nt O r d e r /s to be m a de

Authority

of Ireland (NSAI) (presently

operating

as a

semi-autonomous

eommittee

of Forjds set up under a s./() of the Industrial

Development

Aet,

1993).

29.

C r i m i n al J u s t i ce ( D r ug T r a f f i c k i n g) Act. 1996 (31 July, 1996) Provides for additional powers of detention

9 S e p t e mb e r. 1996 (S.I. No. 257 of 1996)

by the Garda Sfoehdna

of

suspeeted warrants

drug traffickers

following

arrest; for the issue of

seareh

by members

of the Garda Sfoehdna

not below the rank of

Superintendent

in sueh eases and the partieipation

by enstoms

officers

in the quest ion ing of persons

detained

by the Garda Sioehdna

in

connection

with drug traffic

offences.

P r o c e e ds of C r i me Ae t. 1996 (4 Au g u s t. 1996) Provides for certain powers for the High Court in relation

30.

4 A u g u s t. 1996

to the

restraint activity.

and disposal

of the suspected

proceeds

of organised

criminal

SELECTED STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

1 8 5 / 1 9 96 A c c e ss to I n f o r ma t i on on the E n v i r o nm e nt R e g u l a t i o n s, 1996 1 9 2 / 1 9 96 Wa s te M a n a g e m e nt Act. 1996 ( C o mm e n c e m e n t) O r d e r, 1996. B r i n gs the Act

2 3 1 / 1 9 96 F i n a n ce Act. 1995 ( S e c t i on 134( 1) - ( C o mm e n c e m e n t) O r d e r. 1996. B r i n gs s. 1 34( 1) d e f i n i t i on of " a c c o u n t a n cy p e r i o d" in s.l 9 of the V A T Act, 1972 2 4 5 / 1 9 96 C o n s u m er Credit Act. 1995 ( S e c t i on 28) R e g u l a t i o n s, 1996 2 4 6 / 1 9 96 C o n s u m er Credit Aet. 1995 ( S e c t i on 6 0) ( No. 2) R e g u l a t i o n s. 1996 2 4 7 / 1 9 96 C o n s u m er Credit Aet. 1995 ( S e c t i on 120) R e g u l a t i o n s, 1996 into o p e r a t i on on 1 S e p t e mb e r, 1996.

2 5 4 / 1 9 96 F i n a n ce Act. 1996

( C o mm e n c e m e nt of S e c t i on 80) O r d e r. 1996. B r i n gs s.8() - a m e n d m e nt of s.56 ( h y d r o c a r b o n s) of F i n a n ce Ae t. 1988 - into o p e r a t i on on 1 S e p t e mb e r. 1996.

into o p e r a t i on on I July. 1996, e x c e pt for s e c t i o ns 6 ( 2 ). 32(2), 57 and 58.

2 7 2 / 1 96 Civil Legal Aid Aet. 1995 ( C o mm e n c e m e n t) O r d e r.

1996. Ap p o i n ts 1 1 O c t o b e r. 1996. as the e s t a b l i s hme nt day for the Act.

1 9 6 / 1 9 96 E n d u r i ng P o w e rs of

A t t o r n ey R e g u l a t i o n s. 1996

1 9 8 / 1 9 96 T r a de Ma r ks Act. 1996 ( C o mm e n c e m e n t) O r d e r. 1996. B r i n gs the Act into o p e r a t i on on I July. 1996.

2 7 3 / 1 9 96 Civil Legal Aid

R e g u l a t i o n s. 1996

Margaret

Byrne.

Librarian.

1 9 9 / 1 9 96 T r a de Ma r ks Ru l e s. 1996

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