This Act may be cited as the British Technology Group Act 1991.

Subject to subsections (3) and (4) below, this Act shall come into force on the appointed day.

Sections 1, 2, 7, 14, 16(1), this section and paragraph 1 of Schedule 1 shall come into force at the passing of this Act.

Parts II and III of Schedule 2 shall come into force on the dissolution of the Corporation or, as the case may be, the Board.

Except for sections 3 to 6, 8 to 10 and 13, this Act extends to Northern Ireland.