2.—(1) The following provisions of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 shall come into force on 1st September 2004.

(2) The provisions referred to in paragraph (1) above are –

• Section 9(1) to (3), (7) to (11) and (13) (lay magistrates);

• Section 85(1) to the extent necessary to bring into force the provision of Schedule 12 (minor and consequential amendments) below; and

• Paragraph 23 of Schedule 12.