Citation, commencement and interpretation
1.—(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Automatic Enrolment (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2012 and shall come into operation—
(a)for the purposes of this regulation and regulation 3(1), (2)(b) and (3) to (6), on 7th June 2012;
(b)for the purposes of regulation 3(2)(a), on 7th June 2012 immediately after the coming into operation of the provisions mentioned in sub-paragraph (a);
(c)for the purposes of regulations 2, 4(1), (2)(b) and (3) to (9) and 5, on 1st July 2012, and
(d)for the purposes of regulation 4(2)(a), on 1st July 2012 immediately after the coming into operation of the provisions mentioned in sub-paragraph (c).
(2) The Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954(1) shall apply to these Regulations as it applies to an Act of the Assembly.