The Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008

Made: 13th November 2008

The Department of Finance and Personnel makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 4(4) of the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007[^f00001].

Citation and interpretation

1

• (1) This Order may be cited as the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2008.

• (2) In this Order any reference to a numbered section or Schedule is a reference to the section of, or Schedule to, the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 bearing that number.

Appointed day

2

The day appointed for the coming into force of—

• (a) section 2 and Schedule 1 (except paragraph 3(2)(b) of that Schedule (application by a relevant third party), paragraph 3(7) of that Schedule insofar as it sets out the definition of “relevant third party”, paragraph 3(8) of that Schedule (orders under paragraph 3(7)), paragraph 9 of that Schedule (power to extend jurisdiction to courts of summary jurisdiction) and paragraph 14(1) of that Schedule (orders under paragraph 3(7));

• (b) section 3(1), in so far as it relates to Part 2 of Schedule 2; and

• (c) Part 2 of Schedule 2.

is 25th November 2008.

Signed

Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Finance and Personnel on 13th November 2008.

O. G. Paulin — A senior officer of the — Department of Finance and Personnel

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order provides for the main provisions of the Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 relating to Northern Ireland to come into force on 25th November 2008.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2007 c. 20