43 Short title, interpretation and commencement.U.K.
(1)This Act may be cited as the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973.
(2)In this Act—
“the appointed day” means the day appointed under section 2 above for the commencement of Part II of this Act;
“the Assembly” means the Northern Ireland Assembly;
“excepted matter” means any matter specified in Schedule 2 to this Act;
“enactment” includes an enactment of the Parliament of Northern Ireland;
“functions” includes powers and duties;
“Measure” means a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly;
“Northern Ireland” has the same meaning as for the purposes of the M1Government of Ireland Act 1920;
“Northern Ireland executive authorities” has the meaning given in section 7(6) above;
“reserved matter” has the meaning given in section 3(4) above;
“transferred matter” means any matter which is for the time being declared to be such a matter by an order under Part I of this Act.
(3)In accordance with section 7(5) above, references in this Act to the Ministry of Finance for Northern Ireland shall from the appointed day be construed as references to the Department of Finance for Northern Ireland.
(4)Any reference in this Act to any enactment is a reference to that enactment as amended by, and includes a reference to that enactment as extended or applied by, any other enactment including this Act.
(5)Part I of this Act and, except where otherwise stated, Parts IV and V of this Act shall come into force at the passing of this Act.
(6)Part III of this Act shall come into force on a day specified in an order made by the Secretary of State by statutory instrument, and different days may be specified under this subsection for different provisions of Part III.
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C11.9.1973 appointed under s. 43(6) by S.I. 1973/1418
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