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Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36)

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Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973

1973 CHAPTER 36

Contents

Go to Preamble

  1. Part I

    Preliminary

    1. Status of Northern Ireland

      1. 1.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. Devolution orders

      1. 2.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 3.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  2. Part II

    Legislative Powers and Executive Authorities

    1. Legislative powers

      1. 4.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 5.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 6.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. Executive authorities

      1. 7.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 8.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 9.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 10. Attorney General for Northern Ireland

      5. 11.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. Relations with Republic of Ireland

      1. 12.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. Financial provisions

      1. 13.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      2. 14.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      3. 15.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

      4. 16.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  3. Part III

    Prevention of Religious and Political Discrimination

    1. 17.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 18.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 19.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 20.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 21.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. 22.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    7. 23.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  4. Part IV

    The Northern Ireland Assembly

    1. 24.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    2. 25.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 26.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    4. 27.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    5. 28.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    6. 29.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    7. 30.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  5. Part V

    Miscellaneous and Supplementary

    1. 31.

    2. 32.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    3. 33. Preservation of pension rights of former members of Parliament of Northern Ireland and former Ministers

    4. 34. Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland

    5. 35. Crown Solicitor for Northern Ireland

    6. 36. Provisions as to other Northern Ireland officers

    7. 37. Provisions as to Joint Exchequer Board and other financial matters

    8. 38.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    9. 39.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    10. 40.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

    11. 41. Repeals

    12. 42. Saving for existing laws

    13. 43. Short title, interpretation and commencement

  6. SCHEDULE 1

    Polls for Purposes of Section 1

  7. SCHEDULE 2

    Excepted Matters

  8. SCHEDULE 3

    Minimum Reserved Matters on Appointed Day

  9. SCHEDULE 4

    Form of Oath or Affirmation under Section 8

  10. SCHEDULE 5

    General Adaptation of References to Institutions and Offices Abolished by this Act

  11. SCHEDULE 6

    Repeals

An Act to make new provision for the government of Northern Ireland.

[18th July 1973]

Annotations:

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1Act amended by Patents, Designs and Marks Act 1986 (c. 39, SIF 67A), s. 2(2)

C2Act amended by Social Security Act 1990 (c. 27, SIF 113:1), s. 22(2)

C3Act amended (1.8.1991) by Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (c. 37, SIF 83:1), s. 48(2)(with ss. 39(3), 43(2)); S.I. 1991/1400, art. 2(2)

C4Act excluded by Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43, SIF 46:4), ss. 3(8), 153(5)

C5Act amended (1.9.1992) by Child Support Act 1991 (c. 48, SIF 20), s. 23(4), (with s. 9(2)); S.I. 1992/1938, art.2

C6Act amended (25.10.1993) by 1993 c. 39, s. 63(2), S.I. 1993/2632, art. 2

C7Act amended (7.2.1994) by 1993 c. 48. ss. 187(1); S.I. 1994/86, art. 2

Commencement Information

I1Act partly in force at Royal Assent; Act wholly in force at 1.1.1974 see ss. 2, 43(5).