Statutory Instruments
2003 No. 55
NORTHERN IRELAND
EQUAL OPORTUNITIES
The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Designation of Public Authorities) Order 2003
Made
14th January 2003
Coming into operation
15th January 2003
Whereas a draft of this Order has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by section 75(3)(a) and (d) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998( 1 ), hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Designation of Public Authorities) Order 2003 and shall come into operation on the day after the day on which it is made.
2. The bodies listed in Schedule 1 to this Order (being bodies listed in Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967( 2 )) are hereby designated for the purposes of section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.
3. The persons listed in Schedule 2 to this Order are hereby designated for the purposes of section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.
Paul Murphy
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
Northern Ireland Office
14th January 2003
Article 2
SCHEDULE 1 Bodies listed in Schedule 2 to the Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1967 and designated for the purposes of section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.
National Biological Standards Board (UK)
Postal Services Commission
Consumer Council for Postal Services
Article 3
SCHEDULE 2 Persons designated for the purposes of section 75 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998.
Northern Ireland Assembly Commission
Northern Ireland Audit Office