
1 
This Order may be cited as the Rural Needs (2016 Act) (Commencement No. 1) Order (Northern Ireland) 2017.
2 
The day appointed for the coming into operation of sections 1 to 4 of the Rural Needs Act (Northern Ireland) 2016, as they apply to Northern Ireland departments and district councils as listed in the Schedule to that Act, is 1st June 2017.
Sealed with the Official Seal of the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs on 13th April 2017
Pauline Keegan
A senior officer of the
Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
