Statutory Rules of Northern Ireland
2018 No. 115 (C. 10)
Rural Needs
The Rural Needs (2016 Act) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2018
Made
10th May 2018
Citation and interpretation
1. This Order may be cited as the Rural Needs (2016 Act) (Commencement No. 2) Order (Northern Ireland) 2018.
Appointed day
2. Insofar as not already in operation, the day appointed for the coming into operation of sections 1 to 4 of the Rural Needs Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, as they apply to Public Authorities listed in the Schedule to that Act, is 1st June 2018.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs on 10th May 2018
Catherine McCallum
A senior officer of the
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
EXPLANATORY NOTE
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
This Regulations brings into operation sections 1 to 4 of the Rural Needs Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 for the Public Authorities (other than Northern Ireland departments and district councils) listed in the Schedule to that Act. Sections 1 to 4 of that Act have already been brought into operation for Northern Ireland departments and district councils.
NOTE AS TO EARLIER COMMENCEMENT ORDERS
(This note is not part of the Regulations)
The following provisions of the Rural Needs Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 have been brought into operation by a Commencement Order made before the date of this Order –
| Provision | Date of Commencement | S.R. No. |
|---|---|---|
| Sections 1 to 4 (as they apply to Northern Ireland departments and district councils). | 1.6.2017 | 2017 No. 78 (C. 7) |
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development was renamed the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs by section 1(2) of the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (c. 5) (N.I.)