103.—(1) In this Act—
“the Department” means the Department of Justice;
“Northern Ireland” has the meaning given by the Northern Ireland Act 1998;
“statutory provision” has the meaning given by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954; and “existing statutory provision”, in any provision of this Act, means a statutory provision passed or made before the coming into operation of that provision.
(2) In any provision of this Act “commencement” means the date on which that provision comes into operation.