Article 1 Citation and commencement

This Order may be cited as the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups (Miscellaneous Provisions) Order (Northern Ireland) 2012 and, subject to paragraph (2) below, comes into operation on 10th September 2012.

Articles 5 to 7 of this Order come into operation on 10th September 2012 immediately after the commencement of paragraph 3 of Schedule 7 to the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012^f1.