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Supplementary provisionsN.I.

Amendments and repealsN.I.

10—(1) The statutory provisions set out in Schedule 3 shall have effect subject to the amendments specified in that Schedule.

(2) The statutory provisions set out in Schedule 4 are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the second column of that Schedule.

Commencement Information

I1S. 10 wholly in operation at 1.4.2009; s. 10 not in operation at Royal Assent see s. 12(2); s. 10(1) in operation at 1.10.2008 by S.R. 2008/396, art. 2(f); s. 10(2) in operation at 1.4.2009 by S.R. 2009/123, art. 2(f)

InterpretationN.I.

11  In this Act—

the Authority” means the Northern Ireland Library Authority established by section 1;

the Department” means the Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure;

library material” includes words, images, sounds, data and information of any kind recorded in or on any medium;

library premises” means—

(a)

any premises occupied by the Authority where library facilities are made available to members of the public;

(b)

any vehicle used by the Authority in which library facilities are so made available;

statutory provision” has the meaning given by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33).

CommencementN.I.

12—(1) The following provisions of this Act come into operation one month after the day on which this Act receives Royal Assent—

(a)section 1(5) to (8);

(b)section 11;

(c)this section;

(d)section 13; and

(e)Schedule 2.

(2) The other provisions of this Act come into operation on such day or days as the Department may by order appoint.

(3) An order under subsection (2) may contain such transitional provisions or savings as appear to the Department to be appropriate.

Subordinate Legislation Made

P1S. 12(2) power partly exercised: 1.10.2008 appointed for specified provisions by S.R. 2008/396, art. 2

S. 12(2) power partly exercised: 1.4.2009 appointed for specified provisions by S.R. 2009/123, art. 2

Short titleN.I.

13  This Act may be cited as the Libraries Act (Northern Ireland) 2008.