1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Audit (Northern Ireland) Order 1987.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), this Order shall come into operation on 1st April 1987.
Para. (3) rep. by 2001 c. 6 (NI)
2.—(1) The [1954 c. 33 (N.I.)] Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to Article 1 and the following provisions of this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
(2) In this Order—
Definition rep. by 2001 c. 6 (NI)
“the appointed day” means[F1 (except in Article 4A)] the day appointed by order under Article 1(2);
“Comptroller and Auditor General” means the Comptroller and Auditor General for Northern Ireland;
“the Department” means the Department of Finance and Personnel;
Definition rep. by 1998 c. 47
“statutory provision” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.