
1 
This Order may be cited as the Race Relations (1997 Order) (Commencement) Order (Northern Ireland) 1997.
2 

(1) The day appointed for the coming into operation of Article 1 of the Order, in so far as it is not already in operation, shall be 30th June 1997.
(2) Subject to paragraph (3) the day appointed for the coming into operation of the provisions of the Order specified in column (1) of the Schedule shall be 30th June 1997.
(3) Where the extent to which any provision of the Order shall come into operation is specified in column (1) of the Schedule, paragraph (2) shall have effect in relation to that provision only to the extent so specified.
(4) The day appointed for the coming into operation of the remaining provisions of the Order and those provisions specified in column (1) of the Schedule so far as they have not been brought into operation by paragraph (2) shall be 4th August 1997.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Economic Development on
G. I. O'Doherty
Assistant Secretary
6th June 1997.
SCHEDULE
Article 2


Provisions of Order Subject matter
(1) (2)
Article 2 Interpretation
Article 42 Establishment and duties of Commission
Article 43 Assistance to organisations
Article 44 Research and education
Article 45 Codes of practice
Article 53(4) Power to make provision for enabling an industrial tribunal to include interest in an award
Article 63(1), (3), (4), (5) and (6) Power to prescribe forms etc
Article 69 Power to amend certain provisions of Order
Article 70 Regulations and Orders
Article 71 Application to Crown etc
Article 73 (so far as it relates to the paragraphs in Schedule 2 specified below) Amendments
Schedule 1 The Commission for Racial Equality for Northern Ireland
In Schedule 2, paragraphs 1 and 7 Amendments of the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975 and the Commissioner for Complaints (Northern Ireland) Order 1996