Commencement of provisions

2.—(1) The following provisions of the Act come into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made—

(a)section 8 (appointment of justice minister); and

(b)section 9 (reappointment of other Northern Ireland Ministers in certain cases).

(2) The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1st October 2014—

(a)section 14 (registration as an elector: abolition of 3 month residence requirement);

(b)section 15 (registration as an overseas elector: declaration of nationality); and

(c)section 16 (absent voting).