Article 3 Appointed day

Subject to Article 4, the following provisions of the Act shall come into operation on 8th October 1998—

• section 2(5)(a) to (c),

• section 7,

• Part II of the Act (Policing objectives, Performance Targets and Plans),

• section 19(2)(a),

• section 24 and Schedule 2 (Attestation of constables),

• Part VI of the Act (Reports),

• section 74(1) and (3) insofar as it relates to the amendments in paragraph 18(2), (3) and (4) of Schedule 4, and in Schedule 6 (repeals), the following—

  1. (a)

     the Constabulary (Ireland) Act 1836^f1 insofar as sections 5 and 17 are concerned;

  2. (b)

     the Constabulary Act (Northern Ireland 1922^f2 insofar as section 7(1)(c) and Schedule 2 are concerned;

  3. (c)

     subject to Article 4, section 15 of the Police Act (Northern Ireland) 1970^f3; and

  4. (d)

     Article 82 of the Police and Criminal Evidence (Northern Ireland) Order 1989^f4,

• section 75,

• section 76(1), and

• section 77.