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1999 No. 3209 (C. 85)

NORTHERN IRELAND

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES

SOCIAL SECURITY

The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Commencement No. 5) Order 1999

Made

30th November 1999

In exercise of the power conferred on me by section 101(3) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998(1), I hereby make the following Order:

1.—(1) This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Commencement No. 5) Order 1999.

(2) In this Order, “the 1998 Act” means the Northern Ireland Act 1998.

2.  A provision of the 1998 Act referred to in the Schedule to this Order shall come into force on 2nd December 1999.

Peter Mandelson

One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State

Northern Ireland Office

30th November 1999

SCHEDULEPROVISIONS OF THE 1998 ACT COMING INTO FORCE ON 2nd DECEMBER 1999

  • In Part I (Preliminary)–

    • Sections 1, 2 and 4

  • In Part IV (The Northern Ireland Assembly)–

    • Sections 31 to 39, 40(1) to (9), 40(10), so far as not already in force, 41 to 48, 49(2)-(4), 50 and 51

  • In Part V (NSMC, BIC, BIIC etc)–

    • Sections 52 to 54 and 56

  • In Part VI (Financial Provisions)–

    • Sections 57 to 67

  • In Part VII (Human Rights and Equal Opportunities)–

    • Section 69(3), so far as not already in force, and (4), section 71(1), so far as not already in force, section 71(3) and (4) and sections 76 to 78

  • In Part VIII (Miscellaneous)–

    • Section 79, so far as not already in force, sections 80, 81, 82(1) and (2), 83 to 85, 87 to 89 and 94

  • In Part IX (Supplemental)–

    • Section 95(1) to (4), and (5), so far as not already in force, section 99, so far as relating to the paragraphs of Schedule 13 brought into force by this Order, and section 100(1), so far as not already in force, and (2), so far as relating to the entries in Schedule 15 brought into force by this Order

SCHEDULES

  • Schedules 1 to 4

  • Schedule 5, so far as not already in force

  • Schedule 6

  • Schedule 10, so far as not already in force

  • In Schedule 12 paragraphs 2 to 12

  • In Schedule 13 paragraphs 3 to 9, 11 to 15, 17, 18 and 21

  • Schedule 14, so far as not already in force

  • Schedule 15, so far as not already in force, except the entries relating to

    • Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1976(2)

    • Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1989

    • Northern Ireland (Emergency Provisions) Act 1996

    • Northern Ireland Act 1998

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order brings into force on 2nd December 1999, provisions of the Northern Ireland Act 1998. By virtue of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Appointed Day) Order 1999, that day is the appointed day under section 3 of that Act when Parts II and III of the Act, which make provision for the legislative powers and executive authorities of the Northern Ireland Assembly, are commenced. This Order brings into force other provisions of the Act in connection with the devolution of power to the Assembly.

Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders

(This note is not part of the Order)

The following provisions of the 1998 Act come into force under the orders, and on the dates, indicated below.

PROVISIONORDERDATE
Section 40(10) (partially)S.I. 1999/293628 October 1999
Section 49(1)S.I. 1999/3401 March 1999
Section 68 (for certain purposes)15 February 1999
(for all other purposes)1 March 1999
Section 69(1), (2), (3) (partially)1 March 1999
(6) to (11)
(5)1 June 1999
Section 701 June 1999
Section 71(1) (partially), (2) and (5)1 June 1999
Section 721 March 1999
Section 73 (for certain purposes)S.I. 1999/34015 February 1999
(for certain purposes)S.I. 1999/22042 August 1999
(for all other purposes)S.I. 1999/22041 October 1999
Section 74 (for certain purposes)S.I. 1999/175321 June 1999
(for all other purposes)S.I. 1999/22041 October 1999
Section 75 (for certain purposes)S.I. 1999/3401 March 1999
(for certain purposes)S.I. 1999/22041 October 1999
(for all other purposes)S.I. 1999/22041 January 2000
Section 79 (partially)S.I. 1999/3401 March 1999
Section 82(3) to (5)S.I. 1999/3401 March 1999
Section 90S.I. 1999/22042 August 1999
Section 91(1) (for certain purposes)S.I. 1999/34015 February 1999
(for all other purposes)S.I. 1999/22042 August 1999
(2) to (6)S.I. 1999/3401 March 1999
(7) to (9)S.I. 1999/22042 August 1999
Section 92(1) and (2)S.I. 1999/22042 August 1999
(3) and (4)S.I. 1999/3401 March 1999
Section 95(5) (partially)S.I. 1999/22041 October 1999
Section 97S.I. 1999/3401 March 1999
Section 99 (partially)S.I. 1999/22041 October 1999
Section 100 (partially)S.I. 1999/3401 March 1999 and 1 June 1999
S.I. 1999/22042 August 1999 and 1 October 1999
Schedule 5 (partially)S.I. 1999/293628 October 1999
Schedule 7S.I. 1999/34015 February 1999 and 1 March 1999
Schedule 8 (for certain purposes)S.I. 1999/34015 February 1999
(for all other purposes)S.I. 1999/22042 August 1999
Schedule 9 (for certain purposes)S.I. 1999/22041 October 1999
(for all other purposes)S.I. 1999/22041 January 2000
Schedule 10 (partially)S.I. 1999/3401 March 1999
Schedule 11 (for certain purposes)S.I. 1999/34015 February 1999
(for all other purposes)S.I. 1999/22042 August 1999
Schedule 12 (partially)S.I. 1999/22041 October 1999
Schedule 13 (partially)S.I. 1999/22041 October 1999
Schedule 14 (partially)S.I. 1999/3401 June 1999
S.I. 1999/22042 August 1999
Schedule 15 (partially)S.I. 1999/3401 March 1999
S.I. 1999/22041 October 1999
(2)

The Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1976, and the Fair Employment (Northern Ireland) Act 1989, have been repealed by the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (S.I. 1998/3162 (N.I. 21)). The entries in Schedule 15 which relate to these Acts have therefore been superseded.

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