Provisions coming into force on 22nd May 20232

The following provisions of the 2022 Act come into force on 22nd May 2023—

a

section 1(1) (National and cultural identity) for the purpose of inserting section 78G (The Office of Identity and Cultural Expression) into the 1998 Act;

b

section 1(2) (National and cultural identity) and Schedule 1 (The Office of Identity and Cultural Expression);

c

section 2(1) (Irish language) for the purpose of inserting section 78K (The Irish Language Commissioner) into the 1998 Act;

d

section 2(2) (Irish language) and Schedule 2 (The Irish Language Commissioner);

e

section 3(1) (The Ulster Scots and the Ulster British tradition) for the purpose of inserting section 78R (The Commissioner) into the 1998 Act;

f

section 3(2) (The Ulster Scots and the Ulster British Tradition) and Schedule 3 (Commissioner for the Ulster Scots and the Ulster British Tradition);

g

section 6 (Concurrent powers and powers of direction); and

h

section 7 (Concurrent powers and powers of direction: supplementary provision).