Libraries Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

Supplementary provisions

Amendments and repeals

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(2) The statutory provisions set out in Schedule 4 are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the second column of that Schedule.

Interpretation

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).

Commencement

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.

Short title

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