This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Designation of Public Authorities) Order 2000 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.

The departments, corporations and bodies listed in the Schedule to this Order (being departments, corporations and bodies listed in Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 19672) are hereby designated for the purposes of section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.