1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Further Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1997.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3), this Order shall come into operation on such day as the Department may by order appoint.
(3) This Article, Articles 2, 10 and 24 and Schedule 2 shall come into operation on the expiration of 2 months from the day on which this Order is made.
(4) An order under paragraph (2) may contain such transitional provisions as the Department thinks necessary or expedient.