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Child Maintenance Act (Northern Ireland) 2008

Section 41: Commencement

This Act (except sections 36, 37(1), 40(5), this section and section 42) will come into operation on such day or days as the Department may by order appoint.

Subsection (2) provides that an order under subsection (1) may include any transitional or savings provisions necessary to bring any provision of the Act into operation.

Subsection (3) provides that an order appointing the day on which section 30 comes into operation may only be made with the permission of the Lord Chancellor.

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