The Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2014

• Citation: S.I. 2014/2613
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation and interpretation

(1) This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014 (Commencement No. 1) Order 2014.

(2) In this Order “ the Act ” means the Northern Ireland (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2014.

Section 2 Commencement of provisions

(1) The following provisions of the Act come into force on the day after the day on which this Order is made—

(a) section 8 (appointment of justice minister); and

(b) section 9 (reappointment of other Northern Ireland Ministers in certain cases).

(2) The following provisions of the Act come into force on 1st October 2014—

(a) section 14 (registration as an elector: abolition of 3 month residence requirement);

(b) section 15 (registration as an overseas elector: declaration of nationality); and

(c) section 16 (absent voting).