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The Rural Needs (2016 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2017

S.R. 2017/78 · Made 13 April 2017

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Rural Needs

Made 13th April 2017

The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs f1, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 5 of the Rural Needs Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 f2, makes the following Order.

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Footnotes

f1

The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development was renamed the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs by section 1(2) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c.5) (N.I.).

f2

2016 c.19 (N.I.)

Contents

  1. 1Citation
  2. 2Appointed day
  3. Signature
  4. Explanatory note

1Citation

This Order may be cited as the Rural Needs (2016 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2017.

2Appointed day

The day appointed for the coming into operation of sections 1 to 4 of the Rural Needs Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, as they apply to Northern Ireland departments and district councils as listed in the Schedule to that Act, is 1st June 2017.

Signature

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs on 13th April 2017

L.S.

Pauline Keegan

A senior officer of the

Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into operation, for Northern Ireland departments and district councils only, sections 1 to 4 of the Rural Needs Act (Northern Ireland) 2016.