# The Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999, Article 1: Title and commencement


(1) This Order may be cited as the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), this Order shall come into operation on such day as the Secretary of State may by order appoint.
(3) Article 8 and the repeal by this Order of section 4 of the 1944 c. 14 (N.I.).Ministries Act (Northern Ireland) 1944 shall come into operation on the day following the day appointed by an Order in Council under section 3 of the 1998 c. 47.Northern Ireland Act 1998 for the commencement of Parts II and III of that Act.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukdsi/1999/0110803965/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/draft-departments-northern-ireland-order-1999/article-1
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