Jim O'Keeffe (Cork South West, Fine Gael)
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Question 189: To ask the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment the title of each statutory instrument which he made during 2006 and which was not published in the usual way pursuant to Section 3 of the Statutory Instruments Act 1947; and if he will make a statement on the matter. [3298/07]

Micheál Martin (Cork South Central, Fianna Fail)
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My Department has identified one Statutory Instrument which was not sent to the bodies prescribed in Section 3 (1) (a) of the 1947 Act within the seven day time limit, although all the other requirements of the Act were observed.

I signed S.I. No. 290 of 2006 European Communities (Co-operation between National Authorities Responsible for the Enforcement of Consumer Protection Laws) Regulations 2006 on 30th May 2006. Under Section 3 (1) (a) of the Statutory Instruments Act 1947, copies of an S.I. are due to be sent to the National Library of Ireland, the Law Library, Four Courts Dublin, the Incorporated Law Society of Ireland, the Dublin Chamber of Commerce, the Cork Chamber of Commerce, the Limerick Chamber of Commerce, the Waterford Chamber of Commerce and the Galway Chamber of Commerce, within seven days of the making of an SI. Due to an oversight, my Department did not send copies of SI 290 of 2006 before 6th June 2006, as required in this case, to the aforementioned Bodies. However, this oversight has since been rectified by my Department.