2001 No. 1622
The Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997 (Amnesty Period) Order 2001
Made
Coming into force
Whereas a draft of this Order has been laid before Parliament in accordance with section 2(4) of the Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 19971 (hereinafter “the Act”) and approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred on him by section 2(2)(b) of the Act, the Secretary of State hereby makes the following Order:
Citation and commencement1
This order may be cited as the Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997 (Amnesty Period) Order 2001 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
Appointed day
2
The day hereby appointed for the purposes of section 2(2)(b) of the Act is 27th February 2002, being not more than twelve months after the day on which this Order is made or more than five years after the day on which the Act was passed.
3
The Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997 (Amnesty Period) (No. 2) Order 20002 is hereby revoked.
(This note is not part of the Order)