Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006

27 Commencement

(1) Schedules 2 to 4 shall only come into force in the circumstances specified in, and in accordance with, section 2.

(2) Subject to paragraph 3(1)(b) of Schedule 3, section 3(1) shall come into force on 26 January 2007.

(3) The following provisions shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint, and different days may be appointed for different purposes—

(a) section 4;

(b) section 20(1) and Schedule 8.

(4) Part 2 (including Schedules 5 to 7) shall come into force if (and only if) the Secretary of State makes a restoration order by virtue of section 2(2).

(5) If that Part comes into force in accordance with subsection (4), it shall come into force on 26 March 2007.

(6) Section 20(2) and Schedule 9 shall come into force in accordance with provision made by an order under section 19(2) of the Police (Northern Ireland) Act 2003 (c. 6).

(7) Section 21(2) shall only come into force in the circumstances specified in, and in accordance with, subsections (3) and (4) of that section.

(8) Subject to that, this Act shall come into force on the day on which it is passed.