Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
Rural Needs
Made
13th April 2017
1. This Order may be cited as the Rural Needs (2016 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2017.
2. The day appointed for the coming into operation of sections 1 to 4 of the Rural Needs Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, as they apply to Northern Ireland departments and district councils as listed in the Schedule to that Act, is 1st June 2017.
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into operation, for Northern Ireland departments and district councils only, sections 1 to 4 of the Rural Needs Act (Northern Ireland) 2016.
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development was renamed the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs by section 1(2) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c.5) (N.I.).