Section 8 Northern Ireland.I1

(1)

This Act extends to Northern Ireland.

(2)

In the application of this Act to Northern Ireland—

(a)

the references to the Secretary of State (except in section 7) shall be construed as references to the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland;

(b)

the reference in section 3(4) to laying before Parliament shall be construed as a reference to laying before the Northern Ireland Assembly; and

(c)

the reference in section 9(2) to an order made by statutory instrument shall be construed as a reference to an order which is a statutory rule for the purposes of the M1 Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979.

Annotations

Marginal citations

M1: S.I. 1979/1573 (N.I. 12).

Commencement

I1: S. 8 wholly in force at 1.4.1997: s. 8 not in force at Royal Assent, see s. 9(2); s. 8 in force (E.) (1.4.1996) by S.I. 1995/3340, arts. 2, 3; and (N.I.) (1.4.1996) by S.R. 1995/455, art. 2; and (S.) (1.12.1996) by S.I. 1996/2797, art. 2; and (W.) (1.4.1997) by S.I. 1996/3181, art 2.

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1: Act ceased to have effect (S.) (21.3.2012) by virtue of Energy Act 2011 (c. 16), ss. 118(1)(a), 121(1); S.I. 2012/873, art. 2(c)