Northern Ireland Act 2000 (repealed)

[F1 F2 1 Suspension of devolved government in Northern Ireland. U.K.

(1) While this section is in force, the Northern Ireland Assembly is suspended and the following provisions of this section have effect.

(2) No Act is to be passed by the Assembly.

(3) Neither the Assembly nor any committee of the Assembly is to hold a meeting or conduct any business.

(4) No person is to continue to hold office or be elected, nominated or appointed as a Minister or junior Minister, or as a chairman or deputy chairman of a statutory committee.

(5) The functions conferred by section 52 or 53 of the M1 Northern Ireland Act 1998 (North-South Ministerial Council and British-Irish Council) are not to be exercised.

(6) The functions conferred by section 54 of that Act (British-Irish Intergovernmental Conference) are not to be exercised.

(7) No functions are to be conferred under section 55(2)(b) of that Act (implementation bodies).

(8) The Schedule to this Act makes further provision in connection with that made by this section.]

Textual Amendments

F1 S. 1 ceased to have effect (30.5.2000) by virtue of S.I. 2000/1445, art. 2 (which S.I. was revoked (23.9.2001) by S.I. 2001/2884, art. 2.)

F2 S. 1 ceased to have effect (23.9.2001) by virtue of S.I. 2001/3231, art. 2 (which S.I. was revoked (15.10.2002) by S.I. 2002/2574, art. 2)

Modifications etc. (not altering text)

C1 Section 1(4) restricted (8.5.2006) by Northern Ireland Act 2006 (c. 17), s. 2(7)(a)

Marginal Citations

M1 1998 c. 47.