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(1) This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Commencement No. 3) Order 1999.
(2) In this Order, “the 1998 Act” means the Northern Ireland Act 1998.
PART VII OF THE 1998 ACT (HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES)
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The following provisions of the 1998 Act, so far as not already in force, shall come into force on 2nd August 1999:

 Section 73(1), except for the purposes of paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 to the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998
 Section 73(2) to (5)
 Schedule 8.
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The following provisions of the 1998 Act shall come into force on 1st October 1999:
 Section 73(1), for the purposes of paragraph 6 of Schedule 4 to the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998
 Section 74, for all remaining purposes
 Section 75(4), so far as relating to paragraph 1(b) of Schedule 9
 Section 95(5), so far as relating to paragraphs 1 and 13 of Schedule 12
 Section 99, so far as relating to paragraphs 2, 16 and 19 of Schedule 13
 Section 100(2), so far as relating to the entries in Schedule 15 coming into force by virtue of this Order
 Paragraph 1(b) of Schedule 9, except for the purposes of paragraph 2 of that Schedule
 Paragraphs 1 and 13 of Schedule 12
 Paragraphs 2, 16 and 19 of Schedule 13
 In Schedule 15, the entries relating to:
 House of Commons Disqualification Act 1975
 Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland Assembly Disqualification Act 1975
 Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976
 Schedule 2 to the Commissioner for Complaints (Northern Ireland) Order 1996
 Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997.
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The following provisions of the 1998 Act, so far as not already in force, shall come into force on 1st January 2000:
 Section 75
 Schedule 9.
PART VIII OF THE 1998 ACT (MISCELLANEOUS)
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The following provisions of the 1998 Act, so far as not already in force, shall come into force on 2nd August 1999:
 Sections 90 to 92
 Section 100(1), so far as relating to paragraph 18 of Schedule 14
 Schedule 11
 Paragraph 18 of Schedule 14.
Paul Murphy
Minister of State
Northern Ireland Office
28th July 1999