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

This Order brings Parts 1, 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7 of the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 (No. 29 of 2014) into operation on 31 October 2014 apart from section 8 (which gives the Minister power to make an order appointing an establishment day for the new Competition and Consumer Protection Commission) which will come into effect on 1 August 2014.

The Act provides for the establishment of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, the dissolution of the Competition Authority and the National Consumer Agency, the amendment of the laws relating to media mergers and the regulation of certain practices in the grocery goods sector.