Short title and commencement.

1 This Act may be cited as the Northern Ireland Act 1998. 2 The following provisions shall come into force on the day on which this Act is passed— a sections 3, 55, 86, 93, 96 and 98; b paragraph 20 of Schedule 13 and section 99 so far as relating to that paragraph; c in Schedule 15, the repeal of section 31(4) to (6) of the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 and section 100(2) so far as relating to that repeal; and d this section. 3 The remaining provisions of this Act (except Parts II and III) shall come into force on such day as the Secretary of State may by order made by statutory instrument appoint; and different days may be appointed for different purposes.