The exemptions referred to in paragraph 64 of the programme, A Government of Renewal, arise under the Statutory Instruments Act, 1947. In cases where a statutory instrument or a class of instruments are of local or personal application the provisions in the Act requiring widespread publication and circulation need not be complied with if the Attorney General so directs.
There are very few circumstances where such exemptions apply in my Department. The attached schedule sets out four instances which give an indication of the issues covered. In the time available to research the matter I cannot guarantee that these are the only instances where exemptions arose, but this appears to be the case and no such exemptions have been sought or granted for many years.
Schedule.
Exemptions granted under section 2 (3) and (4) of the Statutory Instruments Act, 1947.