The Northern Ireland (Modification of Enactments—No. 1) Order 1973

Citation, interpretation and commencement

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland (Modification of Enactments—No. 1) Order 1973 and shall come into operation on the appointed day.

(2) In this Order, unless the contrary intention appears—

“the appointed day” means the day on which Part II of the Constitution Act comes into force;

“the Assembly” means the Northern Ireland Assembly;

“the Constitution Act” means the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973;

“enactment” includes an enactment of the Parliament of Northern Ireland;

“General Order” means the General Adaptation of Enactments (Northern Ireland) Order 1921(1);

“Governor” means the Governor of Northern Ireland;

“statutory rule” has the same meaning as in the Statutory Rules Act (Northern Ireland) 1958;

“Taxes Order” means the Government of Ireland (Adaptation of the Taxing Acts) Order 1922(2);

“transferor” and “transferee” respectively mean the person from and to whom any functions are transferred under any provision of this Order.

(3) Any reference in this Order to any enactment is a reference to that enactment as amended by, and includes a reference to that enactment as extended or applied by, any other enactment.

(4) In this Order, any reference to an enactment is a reference to that enactment as it has effect in Northern Ireland.

(5) In this Order any reference to an instrument made under an enactment includes a reference to an instrument having effect under that enactment.

(6) Any reference in Schedule 5 to any provision is a reference to that provision as it would have had effect if Schedule 5 to the Constitution Act had not been enacted.

(7) In this Order, unless the context otherwise requires, any reference to a numbered Article, Schedule or paragraph is a reference to the Article, Schedule or paragraph bearing that number in this Order or in the Article in question, as the case may require.

(8) The Interpretation Act 1889 shall apply to the interpretation of this Order as it applies to the interpretation of an Act of Parliament.

(9) Except so far as it repeals any provision of the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1957 in its application to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, this Order extends to Northern Ireland only.

(1)

(Rev. XVI, p. 967; 1921, p. 422)

(2)

(Rev. XVI, p. 978: 1922, p. 701)