Section 24 Application to Northern Ireland.C1

This Act extends to Northern Ireland so far as it applies to Acts or subordinate legislation which so extend.

In the application of this Act to Acts passed or subordinate legislation made after the commencement of this Act, all references to an enactment include an enactment comprised in Northern Ireland legislation whenever passed or made; and in relation to such legislation references to the passing or repeal of an enactment include the making or revocation of an Order in Council.

In the application of section 14 to Acts passed after the commencement of this Act which extend to Northern Ireland, “statutory instrument” includes statutory rule for the purposes of the M1F1Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979.

Section 20A applies to Northern Ireland legislation as it applies to Acts.

The following definitions contained in Schedule 1, namely those of—

• F3...

• The Communities F4...;

• The Corporation Tax Acts;

• F5E.C.S.C. Treaty;

• E.E.C. Treaty;

• F6EEA agreement and EEA state;

• F7Entry date;

• The EU or the European Union;

• EU institution;

• EU instrument;

• Euratom, Economic Community and Coal and Steel Community;

• Euratom Treaty;

• European Court;

• The Income Tax Acts;

• F8Member (in the expression “member State”);

• The Tax Acts F9;

• The Treaties or the EU Treaties,

apply, unless the contrary intention appears, to Northern Ireland legislation as they apply to Acts.

In this section “Northern Ireland legislation” means—