10. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), on or after the date on which this section comes into operation, a reference howsoever expressed in any enactment that is in operation on that date—

(a) to a Garda district or a Garda Síochána district, or to a sub-district of any such district, shall be construed as a reference to the equivalent division, and

(b) to—

(i) the superintendent of the Garda Síochána for the district,

(ii) the superintendent of the Garda Síochána of the district,

(iii) the superintendent in the Garda Síochána district,

(iv) the superintendent of the Garda Síochána within whose district,

(v) the superintendent in charge of the Garda Síochána district, or

(vi) the superintendent of the district,

shall be construed as a reference to a superintendent of the Garda Síochána in the equivalent division.

(2) Subsection (1)(a) shall not apply to a reference to an operational area that is referred to in the enactment concerned as, or is, by virtue of any other enactment, to be construed as a reference to, the Dublin Metropolitan District.

(3) Subsection (1) shall not apply to an enactment—

(a) specified in Schedule 1 , 2 , 3 or 4 ,

(b) specified in section 6 , 7 or 8 , or

(c) amended by regulations under section 9 .