S.I. No. 416/1997:

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS (IRELAND) ACT, 1863 SECTION 17) (WESTERN) ORDER, 1997

REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS (IRELAND) ACT, 1863 SECTION 17) (WESTERN) ORDER, 1997

An tArd-Chláraitheoir, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by Section 17 of the Registration of Births and Deaths (Ireland) Act, 1863, hereby orders as follows:

1. This Order may be cited as the Registration of Births and Deaths (Ireland) Act, 1863 (Section 17) (Western) Order, 1997

2. The existing Superintendent Registrars' Districts of Ballinasloe, Clifden, Galway, Glenamaddy, Gort, Loughrea, Mountbellew, Oughterard, Portumna and Tuam shall be amalgamated and shall together form one Superintendent Registrar's District to be known as the Superintendent Registrar's District of Galway.

3. The existing Superintendent Registrars' Districts of Ballina, Ballinrobe, Belmullet, Castlebar, Claremorris, Swinford and Westport shall be amalgamated and shall together form one Superintendent Registrar's District to be known as the Superintendent Registrar's District of Mayo.

4. The existing Superintendent Registrars' Districts of Boyle, Castlerea and Roscommon shall be amalgamated and shall together form one Superintendent Registrar's District to be known as the Superintendent Registrar's District of Roscommon.

5. This Order shall come into operation on the 9th day of October, 1997.

GIVEN under my hand at Oifig an Ard-Chláraitheora, Joyce House,

Lombard Street East, Dublin 2, this 30th day of September, 1997.

J. O'Dwyer

An tArd-Chlaraitheoir

The Minister for Health and Children approves of the above Order. Dated this 7th day of October, 1997.

Brian Cowen

Minister for Health and Children.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

The effect of this Order is to amalgamate certain Superintendent Registrars' Districts and Registrars' Districts in the functional area of the Western Health Board so as to reduce the number of such districts in that area.