The Audit (Northern Ireland) Order 1987

PART IINTRODUCTORY

Title and commencement

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.

(3) The repeal of section 28(5) of the Act of 1921 shall not come into operation until the end of the period of 6 months beginning with the appointed day; and until the end of that period paragraph 4(1) of Schedule 1 shall have effect as if the reference to the Northern Ireland Audit Office included a reference to the Exchequer and Audit Department.

Interpretation

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—

  • “the Act of 1921” means the[1921 c. 2 (N.I.)] Exchequer and Audit Act (Northern Ireland) 1921;

  • “the appointed day” means 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;

  • “the interim period” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(4) of the[1974 c. 28] Northern Ireland Act 1974;

  • “statutory provision” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.