Employing people in Northern Ireland
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UK Act of Parliament
1998
United Kingdom
Northern Ireland Act 1998
At a glance
Enforced by
What's here
54 compliance obligations, 6 practical guides across 4 topics · 4 journeys
Penalty landscape
3 of 54 obligations carry an unlimited fine. 2 carry different penalties and 49 have no criminal penalty — flagged in the list below.
Who this Act binds
Business-side actors with duties under this Act, ranked by how often they appear.
- Any Person 5
- Director or Officer 1
Plus 48 non-business duties on Crown ministers, regulators, local authorities or tribunals — shown collapsed under each section below.
Step-by-step journeys using this legislation
Walkthroughs that take you from a real business situation to compliance.
Starting a business in Northern Ireland
- 4 steps
Fair employment monitoring compliance problems
- 3 steps
Quick check: Northern Ireland-specific requirements
- 3 steps
Relevant guidance
Practical guides for businesses affected by this Act, ordered by how closely they engage with it.
Direct — cites this Act
4 guidesSupporting — topic alignment
1 guidesMentioned in related content
1 guidesOther Acts binding the same actors
For each actor bound by this Act, the other UK Acts that bind them most often. Useful for understanding the full compliance landscape facing each role.
Any Person also bound by 2338 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Human Medicines Regulations 2012 2012 169 duties
- Merchant Shipping Act 1995 1995 144 duties
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 101 duties
- Road Traffic Act 1988 1988 95 duties
- Air Navigation Order 2016 2016 95 duties
Directors and Officers also bound by 425 other Acts (top 5 shown)
- Insolvency (England and Wales) Rules 2016 2016 161 duties
- Companies Act 2006 2006 108 duties
- Insolvency Act 1986 1986 72 duties
- The Large and Medium-sized Companies and Groups (Accounts and Reports) Regulations 2008 2008 55 duties
- The Housing Administration (England and Wales) Rules 2018 2018 26 duties
What this Act requires
Sections that create concrete duties on businesses or carry penalties. Procedural and definitional sections are folded into the “Browse other sections” expander at the bottom of each group. Click any section title to read the source text on legislation.gov.uk.
Part I — Preliminary
Transferred, excepted and reserved matters.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must follow specific procedures to reclassify NI legal matters Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 3 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Part II — Legislative Powers
Consent of Secretary of State required in certain cases.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must consent to certain Northern Ireland Bills Crown / Minister / Government department
Scrutiny by Ministers.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Ministers must certify the legislative competence of Northern Ireland Bills Crown / Minister / Government department
Scrutiny by Presiding Officer.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must consent to Bills involving reserved matters Crown / Minister / Government department
Stages of Bills.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Northern Ireland Assembly must follow specific stages when passing Bills Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 9 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly.
Legislative competence.
Restriction relating to retained EU law
Entrenched enactments.
Cross-community support required for Bill altering size of Assembly
Scrutiny by the Supreme Court.
Reconsideration where reference made to ECJ.
Submission by Secretary of State.
Parliamentary control where consent given.
Part III — Executive Authorities
Vacancies in the office of First Minister or deputy First Minister
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Assembly members must nominate First and deputy First Ministers to fill vacancies Crown / Minister / Government department
Northern Ireland department with policing and justice functions
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State may establish a policing and justice department via Order Crown / Minister / Government department
Strategies relating to Irish language and Ulster Scots language etc
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Executive Committee must adopt Irish and Ulster Scots language strategies Crown / Minister / Government department
Strategy relating to poverty, social exclusion etc
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Executive Committee must adopt and review a strategy to tackle poverty Crown / Minister / Government department
Statutory committees.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Northern Ireland Assembly must establish statutory committees Crown / Minister / Government department
Committee to review functioning of Assembly and Executive Committee
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Assembly Committee must review and report on Executive functioning Crown / Minister / Government department
Review of operation of sections 16A to 16C
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Assembly review committee must evaluate executive selection rules Crown / Minister / Government department
Review of functions relating to judicial appointments and removals
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Assembly committees must review judicial appointment and removal processes Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 24 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
First Minister and deputy First Minister.
Appointment of First Minister, deputy First Minister and Northern Ireland Ministers following Assembly election
Sections 16A and 16B: supplementary
Ministerial offices.
Northern Ireland Ministers.
Junior Ministers.
Disqualification for certain offices which may be held by members of the Assembly.
The Executive Committee.
Northern Ireland departments.
Section 21A(5A) and (7C): transitional provision
Section 21A(5A) and (7C): power of Assembly to secure retention or abolition of deputy Ministerial office
Statutory functions.
Prerogative and executive powers.
... Convention rights ... etc.
Excepted and reserved matters.
International obligations.
Quotas for purposes of international etc obligations.
Agency arrangements between UK and NI departments.
Ministerial Code
Power to refer Ministerial decision to Executive Committee
Power of Executive Committee to call for witnesses and documents
Exclusion of Ministers from office.
Secretary of State’s powers in relation to exclusion
Secretary of State’s powers in exceptional circumstances
Part IV — The Northern Ireland Assembly
Commission.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Northern Ireland Assembly Commission must provide property, staff, and services Statutory regulator
Undertaking by members
- Assembly members must give an undertaking before participating Any Person
Members’ interests.
Unlimited fine- Failure of Assembly Member to register or declare financial interests Any Person
Witnesses and documents: offences.
3 months imprisonment- Failure to cooperate with Northern Ireland Assembly investigations Director or Officer
Witnesses: oaths.
3 months imprisonment- Refuse to take an oath when giving evidence to the NI Assembly Any Person
Remuneration of members.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Northern Ireland Assembly must determine and pay member salaries Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 23 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Dates of elections and dissolutions.
Extraordinary elections.
Constituencies and numbers of members.
Elections and franchise.
Vacancies.
Disqualification.
Effect of disqualification and provision for relief.
Disqualification: judicial proceedings.
Presiding Officer.
Standing orders.
Petitions of concern.
Power to call for witnesses and documents.
Resolutions about reduction of remuneration
Secretary of State’s powers in relation to reduction of remuneration
Section 47A : specified periods and extensions
Pensions of members.
Letters Patent etc.
Privilege.
Resignation of members.
Resolutions about reduction of financial assistance
Secretary of State’s powers in relation to reduction of financial assistance
Section 51A : specified periods and extensions
Censure resolutions
Part 5A — EU WITHDRAWAL: Democratic Consent and Scrutiny
Browse 2 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Democratic consent process
Application of EU acts
Part V — NSMC, BIC, BIIC etc.
North-South Ministerial Council and British-Irish Council
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Ministers must notify First Ministers of Council attendance and agendas Crown / Minister / Government department
Section 52A: duty to attend Council meetings etc
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Ministers must participate in and share information for Council meetings Crown / Minister / Government department
British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Ministers must ensure cross-community attendance at Intergovernmental Conference Crown / Minister / Government department
Civic Forum.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- First and deputy First Ministers must consult with the Civic Forum Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 4 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
North-South Ministerial Council and British-Irish Council.
Sections 52A and 52B: supplementary
Agreements etc. by persons participating in Councils.
Implementation bodies.
Part VI — Financial Provisions
Payments into the Fund.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must fund the Northern Ireland Consolidated Fund Crown / Minister / Government department
Accounts.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must prepare and submit accounts for NI advances Crown / Minister / Government department
Financial acts of the Assembly.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Minister of Finance must recommend financial legislation to the Assembly Crown / Minister / Government department
Draft budgets.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Minister of Finance must lay annual draft budgets before the Assembly Crown / Minister / Government department
Expenses of Northern Ireland Audit Office.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Assembly committee must manage Northern Ireland Audit Office expenses Crown / Minister / Government department
Accounts etc to be laid before House of Commons if no functioning Assembly
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must lay Northern Ireland documents before House of Commons Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 6 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Part 7A — National and Cultural Identity
Browse 4 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
National and cultural identity principles
The Office of Identity and Cultural Expression
Functions of the Office of Identity and Cultural Expression
Further functions: establishing the Castlereagh Foundation
Part 7B — The Irish Language
Irish language best practice standards
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Irish Language Commissioner must prepare best practice standards Statutory regulator
Review and revision of best practice standards
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Irish Language Commissioner must review and update best practice standards Statutory regulator
Duty to have regard to best practice standards
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Public authorities must follow and publish plans for best practice standards Statutory regulator
Browse 5 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Recognition of the status of the Irish language
The Irish Language Commissioner
Functions of the Commissioner
Complaints
Meaning of “public authority”
Part 7C — The Ulster Scots and the Ulster British tradition
Browse 4 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
The Commissioner
Functions of the Commissioner
Complaints
Meaning of “public authority”
Part VII — Human Rights and Equal Opportunities
Investigations: evidence
Unlimited fine- Fail to cooperate with a Human Rights Commission investigation Any Person
Investigations: places of detention
Unlimited fine- Fail to comply with a court order regarding site investigations Any Person
NIHRC functions in relation to EU withdrawal agreement
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- NIHRC must monitor and advise on EU Withdrawal Agreement human rights Statutory regulator
ECNI functions in relation to EU withdrawal agreement
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- ECNI must monitor and advise on EU withdrawal equality protections Statutory regulator
Browse 16 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission.
The Commission’s functions.
Investigations: national security
Investigations: terms of reference
Assistance by Commission.
Restrictions on application of rights.
Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights: dissolution.
The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.
The Commission’s principal functions.
Statutory duty on public authorities.
Discrimination by public authorities.
Unlawful oaths etc.
Removal of restrictions on investigation into maladministration.
Power of Commissions to bring, or intervene in, legal proceedings
Power of Commissions to assist persons in legal proceedings
Collaborative working
Part VIII — Miscellaneous
Land purchase annuities etc.
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Department of Agriculture must collect land purchase annuities Crown / Minister / Government department
Browse 17 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Devolution issues.
Legislative power to remedy ultra vires acts.
Powers of courts or tribunals to vary retrospective decisions.
The Judicial Committee.
Interpretation of Acts of the Assembly etc.
Provision with respect to certain matters relating to Northern Ireland.
Provision dealing with certain reserved matters.
Provision for purposes consequential on Act etc.
Provision for transfer of functions relating to extradition etc.
Provision for entrenching enactments
Consultation and co-ordination.
The Joint Authority.
Industrial Injuries Advisory Council.
Effect of certificates.
The Tribunal.
Appeals from the Tribunal.
Parliament Buildings etc.
Part IX — Supplemental
Browse 9 other sections in this Part — procedural / definitional / commencement
Savings for existing laws.
Directions under sections 30A, 47B and 51B
Orders and regulations.
Explanatory statements in relation to certain regulations
Financial provision.
Interpretation.
Minor and consequential amendments.
Transitional provisions, savings and repeals.
Short title and commencement.
Schedules
Equality: enforcement of duties
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Public authorities must create and submit an equality scheme Crown / Minister / Government department
Standing orders: further provision
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Northern Ireland Assembly must establish standing orders for proceedings Crown / Minister / Government department
Presiding Officer to inform members of the Assembly
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Presiding Officer must inform NI Assembly members of democratic consent process start Crown / Minister / Government department
Independent review into the functioning of the Protocol
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must commission independent review of Protocol if Assembly votes without cross-community support Crown / Minister / Government department
Duty to give notification of the start of the democratic consent process
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must notify start of democratic consent process for Protocol Crown / Minister / Government department
Presiding Officer to inform members of the Assembly
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Presiding Officer must inform Assembly members of democratic consent process notification Crown / Minister / Government department
Consent resolution: motion by First Minister and deputy First Minister
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- First Minister and deputy First Minister must table consent resolution and provide explanatory materials Crown / Minister / Government department
Consent resolution: motion by any member of the Assembly
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must provide explanatory materials for consent resolution motion Crown / Minister / Government department
EU WITHDRAWAL: WINDSOR FRAMEWORK DEMOCRATIC SCRUTINY
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Windsor Framework Committee must engage with businesses on new EU acts Statutory regulator
Time period for making the notification
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Presiding Officer must forward valid notification to Secretary of State within nine working days before scrutiny period ends Crown / Minister / Government department
Duty to publish the notification
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Presiding Officer must publish notifications about EU replacement acts Crown / Minister / Government department
Duty to notify accepted notifications
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Minister must notify European Commission of accepted Assembly notifications Crown / Minister / Government department
Duty to give reasons for a decision not to accept a notification
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Secretary of State must give reasons for rejecting a notification Crown / Minister / Government department
Committee Inquiries: Procedure
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Committee must engage businesses and government bodies in EU-related inquiries Crown / Minister / Government department
(1) The Commission shall keep proper accounts and financial records....
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Commission must keep proper accounts and submit annual statements to oversight bodies Statutory regulator
(1) The Commission shall keep accounts and financial records in...
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Commission must keep accounts and prepare financial statements Crown / Minister / Government department
Any duty or power conferred by this Schedule to refer...
Other duties (1) — Crown / regulator
- Courts must decide devolution issues when referred Tribunal / Court
Browse 356 other Schedules — structural / supplementary
Excepted matters
Reserved matters
Annex A to Strand One of Belfast Agreement
Northern Ireland Assembly Commission
The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
Minor and consequential amendments
Polls for the purposes of section 1
The Secretary of State may by order direct the holding...
Subject to paragraph 3, the Secretary of State shall exercise...
The Secretary of State shall not make an order under...
(1) An order under this Schedule directing the holding of...
The Crown, including the succession to the Crown and a...
The following matters— (a) national insurance contributions;
Tax credits under Part 1 of the Tax Credits Act...
Health in pregnancy grant, Child benefit and guardian’s allowance.
The operation of the Childcare Payments Act 2014.
The determination of the remuneration, superannuation and other terms and...
The Supreme Court , but not rights of appeal to...
(1) Elections, including the franchise, in respect of the Northern...
The subject-matter of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act...
Coinage, legal tender and bank notes.
The National Savings Bank.
The subject-matter of the Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980....
Regulation of the provision of subsidies which are or may...
National security (including the Security Service, the Secret Intelligence Service...
Nuclear energy and nuclear installations, including nuclear safety, security and...
Regulation of sea fishing outside the Northern Ireland zone (except...
The Parliament of the United Kingdom; parliamentary elections, including the...
Regulation of activities in outer space.
Regulation of activities in Antarctica (which for these purposes has...
Any matter with which a provision of the Northern Ireland...
The office and functions of the Advocate General for Northern...
Any matter with which a provision of this Act falling...
International relations, including relations with territories outside the United Kingdom,...
The defence of the realm; trading with the enemy; the...
Control of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and other weapons...
Dignities and titles of honour.
Treason but not powers of arrest or criminal procedure.
Nationality; immigration, including asylum and the status and capacity of...
The following matters— (a) taxes or duties under any law...
Child Trust Funds.
The operation of the Small Charitable Donations Act 2012.
Bonuses under the Savings (Government Contributions) Act 2017.
The conferral of functions in relation to Northern Ireland on...
(1) The subject-matter of the Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act...
The operation of the temporary provisions, as defined in section...
(1) Items for the time being specified in Article 45(1)...
Civil defence.
The subject-matter of Part 2 of the Civil Contingencies Act...
Reserved matters
The ... Civil Service Commissioners for Northern Ireland.
Reserved matters
The subject-matter of sections 149 to 151 of and Schedules...
The subject-matter of the Vaccine Damage Payment Scheme.
Property belonging to Her Majesty in right of the Crown...
Import and export controls and trade with any place outside...
The subject-matter of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998.
The subject-matter of the following provisions of the Pension Schemes...
The following matters— (a) financial services, including investment business, banking...
The subject-matter of— (a) the Building Societies Act 1986;
The subject-matter of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer...
The subject-matter of the Transfer of Funds (Information on the...
Regulation of anti-competitive practices and agreements; abuse of dominant position;...
Intellectual property but not the subject-matter of Parts I and...
Units of measurement and United Kingdom primary standards.
Telecommunications; wireless telegraphy; the provision of programme services (within the...
Navigation, including merchant shipping, but not harbours or inland waters....
The National Lottery (except in so far as any matter...
Xenotransplantation.
Surrogacy arrangements, within the meaning of the Surrogacy Arrangements Act...
The subject-matter of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990....
Human genetics.
Research Councils within the meaning of the Science and Technology...
United Kingdom Research and Innovation.
Areas in which industry may qualify for assistance under Part...
Consumer safety in relation to goods.
The subject matter of all technical standards and requirements in...
The subject-matter of section 3(5) to (7) of the Environmental...
Civil aviation but not aerodromes.
The subject-matter of— (a) the Data Protection Act 1984;
Oaths and declarations (including all undertakings and affirmations, by whatever...
(1) The division of local government districts into areas (“district...
Any matter with which a provision of this Act falling...
The foreshore and the sea bed and subsoil and their...
Domicile.
The subject-matter of the Postal Services Act 2000. This paragraph...
The alteration of the number of members of the Assembly...
Disqualification for membership of the Assembly; privileges, powers and immunities...
(1) The following matters— (a) the subject-matter of Parts 2...
(1) Ministers must at all times— (a) maintain the highest...
Department with policing and justice functions
(1) This Part of this Schedule has effect in relation...
(1) The provisions of section 19 (junior Ministers) specified in...
(1) Where any of the conditions in paragraphs (b) to...
Introduction
Modification of section 16A
Section 18 not to apply to relevant Minister
Section 19 not to apply to deputy Minister
Provisions relating to relevant Minister and deputy Minister
Eligibility to become relevant Minister or deputy Minister
Change in number of Ministerial offices held by members of a political party
Interpretation
(1) Her Majesty may by Order in Council make such...
Paragraphs 3(10), 3D(14), 7(10), 11(10) and (11) and 11E(10) of...
Section 16A(3) shall have effect as if, for paragraph (b)...
(1) Section 18 (Northern Ireland Ministers) shall not apply in...
(1) Where any of the conditions in paragraphs (b) to...
Introduction
Modification of section 16A
Section 18 not to apply to relevant Minister
Provisions relating to relevant Minister
Reappointment of other Northern Ireland Ministers in certain cases
(1) This Part of this Schedule has effect in relation...
Section 16A(3) shall have effect as if, for paragraph (b)...
(1) Section 17 (Ministerial offices) has effect subject to the...
(1) Section 18 (Northern Ireland Ministers) shall not apply in...
(1) Where any of the conditions in paragraphs (b) to...
(1) This Part of this Schedule has effect in relation...
Section 16A(3) shall have effect as if, for paragraph (b)...
(1) Section 18 (Northern Ireland Ministers) shall not apply in...
A person appointed under standing orders made under section 40(2)(b)...
(1) The Commission may appoint staff. (2) The persons appointed...
(1) Subject to sub-paragraph (4), the Commission may do anything...
The Commission may delegate any of its functions to the...
(1) The validity of any acts of the Commission shall...
(1) Her Majesty may by Order in Council provide for...
(1) The standing orders shall include provision for preserving order...
(1) The standing orders shall include provision requiring the proceedings...
The standing orders shall include provision for reporting the proceedings...
(1) The standing orders shall include provision for ensuring that,...
The standing orders may include provision enabling a right to...
EU WITHDRAWAL: DEMOCRATIC CONSENT PROCESS
Introduction
Consent resolution: consideration of motion
Application
Giving the notification of the start of the democratic consent process
Consent resolution: motion by a member of the Assembly
Consent resolution: requirement to consider motion
Election of an interim Presiding Officer
Application
Procedural matters relating to motions for consent resolutions
Outcome of process: Presiding Officer to notify Secretary of State
Meaning of “consent resolution” and effect if consent resolution rejected
Outcome of process: Secretary of State to notify European Commission
Meaning of “continuation period”, “current period” etc
Application
Giving the notification of the start of the democratic consent process
Introduction and Interpretation
Committee Inquiries: Reports
Initiating the procedure to prevent the application of a replacement EU act
Consideration of the validity of the notification
Meaning of “applicability motion”
Restrictions relating to a decision to add new EU acts
Requirements relating to the applicability motion
Windsor Framework Democratic Scrutiny Committee
Purpose and functions of the Committee
Membership of the Committee
Powers of the Committee
Notification of the Committee
Committee Monitoring
Committee Inquiries: Initiation
The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
In this Schedule “the Commission” means the Northern Ireland Human...
In Part III of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland...
The Commission shall not be regarded as the servant or...
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, a Commissioner...
(1) The Commission shall pay to or in respect of...
(1) The Commission may employ staff subject to the approval...
(1) The Commission shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after...
The Secretary of State may make grants to the Commission...
(1) In determining its own procedure the Commission may, in...
In Part III of Schedule 1 to the House of...
In this Schedule “the Commission” means the Equality Commission for...
In Part II of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland...
The Commission shall not be regarded as the servant or...
(1) Subject to the provisions of this Schedule, a Commissioner...
The Department of Economic Development may with the approval of...
(1) Paragraph 2(1) and (2) shall apply to additional Commissioners...
(1) The Commission may with the approval of the Department...
(1) The Commission shall, as soon as reasonably practicable after...
(1) Expenditure incurred by the Commission may be defrayed as...
(1) In determining its own procedure the Commission may, in...
In Part II of Schedule 1 to the House of...
The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland shall—
(1) If the Commission receives a complaint made in accordance...
(1) This paragraph applies to— (a) investigations required by paragraph...
(1) Paragraphs 6, 7 and 11(2)(b) and (3) do not...
(1) A public authority to which this sub-paragraph applies shall,...
(1) Where it thinks appropriate, the Commission may—
(1) A scheme shall show how the public authority proposes...
Before submitting a scheme a public authority shall consult, in...
(1) On receipt of a scheme the Commission shall—
(1) Where a scheme is referred to the Secretary of...
(1) If a public authority wishes to revise a scheme...
(1) In publishing the results of such an assessment as...
The Office of Identity and Cultural Expression
Status
Funding
Accounts
Annual report
Seal and evidence
Membership
Tenure of members
Members’ salary etc.
Staff
Assistance
Exercise of functions
General powers
Proceedings
The Irish Language Commissioner
Status
Annual report
Seal and evidence
Property
Tenure of office
Commissioner’s salary, etc
Staff
Assistance
Exercise of functions
General powers
Funding
Accounts
Commissioner for the Ulster Scots and the Ulster British tradition
Status
Annual report
Seal and evidence
Property
Tenure of office
Commissioner’s salary, etc
Staff
Assistance
Exercise of functions
General powers
Funding
Accounts
Devolution issues
In this Schedule “devolution issue” means— (a) a question whether...
An appeal against a determination of a devolution issue by...
This Part of this Schedule applies in relation to devolution...
(1) Proceedings for the determination of a devolution issue may...
A court or tribunal shall order notice of any devolution...
A person to whom notice is given in pursuance of...
A magistrates’ court may refer any devolution issue which arises...
(1) A court may refer any devolution issue which arises...
A tribunal from which there is no appeal shall refer...
A court, other than the Supreme Court or the Court...
The Court of Appeal may refer any devolution issue which...
A devolution issue shall not be taken to arise in...
An appeal against a determination of a devolution issue by...
This Part of this Schedule applies in relation to devolution...
(1) Proceedings for the determination of a devolution issue may...
Intimation of any devolution issue which arises in any proceedings...
A person to whom intimation is given in pursuance of...
A court, other than the Supreme Court or any court...
A tribunal from which there is no appeal shall refer...
A court, other than any court consisting of two or...
Any court consisting of three or more judges of the...
Any court consisting of two or more judges of the...
This Part of this Schedule applies in relation to devolution...
An appeal against a determination of a devolution issue by...
An appeal against a determination of a devolution issue by—...
The Attorney General, the Advocate General for Northern Ireland, the...
The Attorney General, the Advocate General for Northern Ireland, the...
(1) This paragraph applies where a reference is made under...
The First Minister and the deputy First Minister acting jointly...
(1) A court or tribunal before which any proceedings take...
Any power to make provision for regulating the procedure before...
(1) Sub-paragraph (3) applies where a devolution issue arises in...
(1) Proceedings for the determination of a devolution issue may...
Where a devolution issue arises as mentioned in sub-paragraph (1)...
A court or tribunal shall order notice of any devolution...
A person to whom notice is given in pursuance of...
A court, other than the Supreme Court or the Court...
A tribunal from which there is no appeal shall refer...
The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland may refer any...
Tribunal established under section 91
In this Schedule “the Tribunal” means the tribunal established under...
In Part II of Schedule 1 to the House of...
In Part II of Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland...
(1) The Tribunal shall consist of such number of members...
(1) The Lord Chancellor may only appoint persons to the...
(1) The Lord Chancellor shall appoint one of the members...
(1) The Lord Chancellor may pay to the members of...
(1) The Tribunal shall sit at such times and in...
The Tribunal shall be deemed to be duly constituted if...
The chairman or, in his absence, the deputy chairman, shall...
The Lord Chancellor may appoint such officers and servants for...
The Lord Chancellor shall defray the remuneration of persons appointed...
Construction of references in existing laws
(1) Enactments and instruments shall, except where the context otherwise...
(1) A reference to— (a) a particular Ministry of Northern...
(1) A reference to— (a) an unspecified Minister of Northern...
(1) A reference to the Supreme Court of Judicature in...
(1) A reference to— (a) the Fair Employment Commission for...
(1) References to the Parliament of Northern Ireland shall be...
(1) A reference to an Act or enactment of the...
(1) A reference to a resolution or other decision of...
A reference to laying a document before, or presenting it...
Paragraphs 2 to 5 apply to enactments and instruments passed...
(1) A reference to— (a) money provided by the Parliament...
(1) A reference to— (a) the Governor of Northern Ireland;...
(1) A reference to— (a) the Prime Minister of Northern...
Effect of application of section 95A(6) or (7)
Effect of application of section 95A(6) or (7)
Effect of application of section 95A(6) or (7)
Effect of application of section 95A(6) or (7)
Effect of application of section 95A(6) or (7)
Effect of application of section 95A(6) or (7)
Effect of application of section 95A(6) or (7)
Effect of application of section 95A(6) or (7)
Effect of application of section 95A(6) or (7)
Effect of application of section 95A(6) or (7)
Effect of application of section 95A(6) or (7)
In section 189 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992...
In section 165 of the Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland)...
In the second column of Schedule 1 to the Environment...
In Article 3(1) of the Civil Service (Management Functions) (Northern...
In section 4(16) of the Olympic Symbol etc. Protection Act...
In Article 10(3) of the Ombudsman (Northern Ireland) Order 1996...
(1) The Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 shall be...
(1) The Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 shall be...
In Schedule 1 to the Northern Ireland (Elections) Act 1998...
(1) In paragraph 4 of Schedule 7 to the Data...
In section 24(5) of the Interpretation Act 1978 (meaning of...
In Part II of Schedule 1 to the Statutory Rules...
(1) The Mental Health Act 1983 shall be amended as...
In section 427 of the Insolvency Act 1986 (members of...
In Article 6(2) of the Audit (Northern Ireland) Order 1987...
(1) The Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988 shall be...
(1) Section 12 of the Official Secrets Act 1989 (interpretation)...
Transitional provisions and savings
In relation to any time before the Human Rights Act...
Any order made under section 2(5) of the Northern Ireland...
Any order made under section 3 of the Northern Ireland...
A person elected on 25th June 1998 shall not be...
Any person appointed or elected under paragraph 3 of the...
Any standing orders made by the Secretary of State under...
Any such arrangements as are mentioned in subsection (1) of...
Any appointment made by Her Majesty under section 36(1)(d) of...
Any regulations made under any enactment repealed by virtue of...
Section 90 shall have effect— (a) in relation to any...
In relation to any time before the first appointment of...
Any election of the First Minister and the deputy First...
The repeal effected by this Act of section 12 of...
The repeals effected by this Act shall not affect the...
The repeals effected by this Act shall not affect the...
The repeals effected by this Act shall not affect the...
Any determination of— (a) the number of Ministerial offices to...
Any nomination of a person to hold a Ministerial office...
Any of the following made and approved before the appointed...
Any Northern Ireland department established before the appointed day under...
Any prerogative order made by the Secretary of State under...
Any arrangements made under section 11 of the Northern Ireland...
(1) Any committee of the Assembly established before the appointed...
Repeals
To pledge: (a) to discharge in good faith all the...
Official guidance
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- Belfast Region City Deal (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- DAERA rural development (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- Tourism NI (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- Enterprise NI (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- Go For It programme (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- nibusinessinfo.co.uk (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- Invest Northern Ireland (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- nibusinessinfo.co.uk - cross-border trade (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
- Single Electricity Market operator (opens in a new tab) Detailed Guidance
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