8.—(1) If Article 10 of the Industrial Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 has not come into operation before the coming into operation of this Order, Article 23 shall have effect until the relevant commencement date as if for paragraph (4) there were substituted—
“(4) Paragraph (1)—
(a)does not apply to service as a member of the naval, military or air forces of the Crown, but
(b)does apply to employment by an association established for the purposes of Part VI of the Reserve Forces Act 1980.”
(2) The reference in sub-paragraph (1) to the relevant commencement date is a reference—
(a)if an order has been made before the coming into operation of this Order, appointing a day after that coming into operation as the day on which Article 10 of the Industrial Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 is to come into operation, to the day so appointed, and
(b)otherwise, to such day as the Department may by order appoint.