Postal Services Act 2011

87 Northern Ireland U.K.

(1) This section makes provision about the application of this Part to Northern Ireland.

(2) Any reference to any provision of the 1986 Act is to have effect as a reference to the corresponding provision of the Insolvency (Northern Ireland) Order 1989.

(3) Section 85(4) is to have effect as if the reference to Northern Ireland were to England and Wales or Scotland.

(4) Section 86 is to have effect as if—

(a) in subsection (1)—

(i) the reference to the Secretary of State were to the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment, and

(ii) the reference to the Lord Chief Justice were to the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland, and

(b) for subsection (4) there were substituted—

“(4) The Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland may nominate—

(a) the holder of one of the offices listed in Schedule 1 to the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002, or

(b) a Lord Justice of Appeal (as defined in section 88 of that Act),

to exercise the function of the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland under subsection (1).”

Commencement Information

I1 S. 87 in force at 1.10.2011 by S.I. 2011/2329, art. 3