1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Local Government (Northern Ireland) Order 2005.
(2) Parts II and III come into operation on such day or days as the Department may by order appoint.
(3) An order under paragraph (2) may contain such transitional provisions and savings as the Department thinks appropriate.
2.—(1) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33) applies to this Order as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.
(2) In this Order—
“the Department” means the Department of the Environment;
“statutory provision” has the meaning given by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 (c. 33);
“the principal Act” means the Local Government Act (Northern Ireland) 1972 (c. 9).
(3) Expressions used in this Order and in the principal Act have the same meaning in this Order as in that Act.