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The Departments (2016 Act) (Commencement) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016

S.R. 2016/89 · Made 1 March 2016

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Departments Of Northern Ireland

Made 1st March 2016

The First Minister and deputy First Minister acting jointly, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(2) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016f1, make the following Order.

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Footnotes

f1

2016 c. 5 (N.I.)

Contents

  1. 1Citation and Interpretation
  2. 2Appointed day
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation and Interpretation

(1)

This Order may be cited as the Departments (2016 Act) (Commencement) Order (Northern Ireland) 2016.

(2)

In this Order “the Act” means the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016.

2Appointed day

The day appointed for the coming into operation of sections 1 and 2 of, and Schedules 1 and 2 to, the Act is 8th May 2016.

Signature

Dated this 1st day of March 2016.

Arlene Foster

First Minister

Martin McGuinness

deputy First Minister

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for the coming into operation of the following provisions of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 —

sections 1 and 2 and the Schedules on 8th May 2016.