1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Employment Rights (Dispute Resolution) (Northern Ireland) Order 1998.
(2) This Order shall come into operation on such day or days as the Department may by order appoint.
(3) An order under paragraph (2) may contain such transitional provisions and savings as appear to the Department to be appropriate.
2.—(1) The [1954 c. 33 (N.I.).] Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 applies 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 Department” means the Department of Economic Development.