1999 No. 480 (C. 37)

NORTHERN IRELAND DEPARTMENTS

The Departments (1999 Order) (Commencement) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999

Made

In exercise of the powers conferred by Article 1(2) of the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 19991 and of all other powers enabling me in that behalf, I hereby make the following Order:

Citation1

This Order may be cited as the Departments (1999 Order) (Commencement) Order (Northern Ireland) 1999.

Appointed day2

The provisions of the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 (except for Article 8 and the repeal of section 4 of the Ministries Act (Northern Ireland) 1944)2 shall come into operation on 1st December 1999.

Peter MandelsonOne of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

(This note is not part of the Order.)

This Order brings into operation on 1st December 1999 the provisions of the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 except for Article 8 and the repeal of section 4 of the Ministries Act (Northern Ireland) 1944.