IntroductoryN.I.
Title and commencementN.I.
1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Fines and Penalties (Northern Ireland) Order 1984.
(2) This Order shall come into operation on the expiration of 2 months from the day on which it is made.
InterpretationN.I.
2.—(1) The [1954 c. 33 (N.I.)] Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 shall apply to Article 1 and the following provisions of this Order as it applies to a Measure of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
(2) In this Order—
“fine” includes a pecuniary penalty but does not include a pecuniary forfeiture or pecuniary compensation;
“statutory provision” has the meaning assigned to it by section 1(f) of the [1954 c. 33 (N.I.)] Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954.