Article 2 Commencement of provisions

(1)

The following provisions of the Act come into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made—

(a)

section 8 (appointment of justice minister); and

(b)

section 9 (reappointment of other Northern Ireland Ministers in certain cases).

(2)

The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1st October 2014—

(a)

section 14 (registration as an elector: abolition of 3 month residence requirement);

(b)

section 15 (registration as an overseas elector: declaration of nationality); and

(c)

section 16 (absent voting).