S.I. No. 198/1996: 
TRADE MARKS ACT, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER 1996 
TRADE MARKS ACT, 1996 (COMMENCEMENT) ORDER 1996 
I, RICHARD BRUTON, Minister for Enterpri se and Employment, in exercise of the 
powers conferred on me by section 1 (2) of the Trade Marks Act, 1996 (No. 6 of 1996), 
hereby order as follows: 
1. This Order may be cited as the Trade Marks Act, 1996 (Commencement) Order, 
1996. 
2. The 1st day of July, 1996, is hereby fixed as the day on which the Trade Marks 
Act, 1996 (No. 6 of 1996), shall come into operation. 
GIVEN under my Official Seal , this 27th day of June, 1996. 
RICHARD BRUTON 
Minister for Enterprise and Employment 
EXPLANATORY NOTE 
This Order appoints the 1st of July as th e date on which the Trade Marks Act, 1996 
comes into operation. The Trade Marks Rule s, 1996 come into operation on the same 
date. 
 
 
 