7.—(1) The statutory provisions set out in Schedule 1 have effect subject to the minor and consequential amendments specified in that Schedule.
(2) The statutory provisions set out in Schedule 2 are repealed to the extent specified in the second column of that Schedule.
8.—(1) Section 3 comes into operation on such day as the Department for Employment and Learning may by order appoint.
(2) The remaining provisions of this Act come into operation on the day after that on which this Act receives Royal Assent.
(3) An order under subsection (1) may contain such transitional or saving provisions as the Department for Employment and Learning thinks appropriate.
9. This Act may be cited as the Employment Act (Northern Ireland) 2010.