1987 No. 1241 (C.35)

NORTHERN IRELAND

The Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1987 (Commencement No.1) Order 1987

Made

In exercise of the powers conferred upon me by section 26(1) and (2) of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 19871, I hereby make the following Order:

1

This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1987 (Commencement No.1) Order 1987.

2

The provisions of Part III of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1987 specified in Part I of the Schedule to this Order shall come into force on 1st August 1987; and the provisions of that Part of that Act specified in Part II of the Schedule shall come into force on 1st January 1988.

Tom KingOne of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of StateNorthern Ireland Office

SCHEDULE

Article 2

PART IProvisions of the Act coming into force on 1st August 1987

Provision

Subject matter of provision

Section 18

Applications for certificates

Section 19

Issue, duration and revocation of certificates

Section 20

Duty to notify Secretary of State of changes of personnel

Section 22

Liability of directors etc

Section 23

Notifications

Section 24

Expenses of Secretary of State

PART IIProvisions of the Act coming into force on 1st January 1988

Provision

Subject matter of provision

Section 17

Prohibition on provision of security services without a certificate

Section 21

Payments in respect of the provision of security services

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force Part III of the Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1987, which contains provisions concerning the regulation of the provision of security services. Those provisions which relate to certificates granted by the Secretary of State are brought into force on 1st August 1987; and those provisions which create offences of providing security services without a licence and making payments for security services to a person who is neither the holder, nor acting on behalf of the holder, of a certificate are brought into force on 1st January 1988.