(1) Section 51 of the Act of 1971 is hereby amended by the substitution of the following subparagraph for subparagraph (i) of paragraph (a) of subsection (1) -
"(i) altering the objects and powers of the Bank of Ireland by abandoning, restricting or amending any existing object or power or by adopting a new object or power, or".
(2) This section shall be deemed to have come into operation on the 1st day of September, 1971.