(1) On and from such day as the Minister for Foreign Affairs shall by order appoint, section 4 (inserted by the European Communities (Amendment) Act, 1973) of the Act of 1972 shall stand amended by the substitution for "Joint Committee on Secondary Legislation of the European Communities" of "Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs".

(2) An order shall not be made under subsection (1) of this section before the establishment by both Houses of the Oireachtas of a Joint Committee to be known as the "Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs".