This Act may be cited as the Credit Unions Act 1979.

This section and section 32 above shall come into operation on the passing of this Act and the other provisions of this Act shall come into operation on such day as the Treasury may appoint by order made by statutory instrument; and different days may be so appointed for different provisions.

Any reference in this Act to the commencement of any provision of this Act shall be construed as a reference to the day appointed under this section for the coming into operation of that provision.

With the exception of section 25 and section 32(4) above, this Act does not extend to Northern Ireland.