Legal background
- The relevant legal background is explained in the policy background section of these notes. Further information on the legislation amended by this Act is also contained in the commentary on the individual Act sections.
Explanatory Notes
Text created by the government department responsible for the subject matter of the Act to explain what the Act sets out to achieve and to make the Act accessible to readers who are not legally qualified. Explanatory Notes were introduced in 1999 and accompany all Public Acts except Appropriation, Consolidated Fund, Finance and Consolidation Acts.
