Section 2300. Application of this act; effective date  


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  • (a)  This  act  shall  become  law  immediately,  and  all  references
      hereafter to the "uniform district court act" or to the  "UDCA"  in  any
      law of the state shall be deemed a reference to this act.
        (b)  This  act shall not become operative in Nassau county, or in such
      parts of Suffolk county as have already been  provided  by  law  with  a
      district  court, until a law of the state shall so provide; and this act
      shall not become operative in any other county or portion thereof, or in
      such parts of Suffolk county as have not already been  provided  by  law
      with  a  district  court,  until a law of the state shall so provide and
      such law be approved at a general election by the requisite majority  of
      the  electors  as  set  forth  in  section sixteen of article six of the
      constitution.
        (c) The following, with regard to  each  county  or  portion  thereof,
      shall  be  as  provided  in the law referred to in subdivision (b) or as
      elsewhere provided by law:
        1. The portion of the county in which there shall be a district court.
        2. The districts within such county which  shall  comprise  the  court
      therein.
        3. The compensation of judges of the court.
        4.  All  matters regarding expenses of the court, and the governmental
      unit or units to be charged therewith.
        5. The officers who shall be the enforcement officers  of  the  court,
      their titles and their territorial jurisdiction.