Statutory Instruments
NORTHERN IRELAND
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
HUMAN RIGHTS AND EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES
SOCIAL SECURITY
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
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 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
(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.
(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.
| PROVISION | ORDER | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Section 40(10) (partially) | S.I. 1999/2936 | 28 October 1999 |
| Section 49(1) | S.I. 1999/340 | 1 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 70 | ” | 1 June 1999 |
| Section 71(1) (partially), (2) and (5) | ” | 1 June 1999 |
| Section 72 | ” | 1 March 1999 |
| Section 73 (for certain purposes) | S.I. 1999/340 | 15 February 1999 |
| (for certain purposes) | S.I. 1999/2204 | 2 August 1999 |
| (for all other purposes) | S.I. 1999/2204 | 1 October 1999 |
| Section 74 (for certain purposes) | S.I. 1999/1753 | 21 June 1999 |
| (for all other purposes) | S.I. 1999/2204 | 1 October 1999 |
| Section 75 (for certain purposes) | S.I. 1999/340 | 1 March 1999 |
| (for certain purposes) | S.I. 1999/2204 | 1 October 1999 |
| (for all other purposes) | S.I. 1999/2204 | 1 January 2000 |
| Section 79 (partially) | S.I. 1999/340 | 1 March 1999 |
| Section 82(3) to (5) | S.I. 1999/340 | 1 March 1999 |
| Section 90 | S.I. 1999/2204 | 2 August 1999 |
| Section 91(1) (for certain purposes) | S.I. 1999/340 | 15 February 1999 |
| (for all other purposes) | S.I. 1999/2204 | 2 August 1999 |
| (2) to (6) | S.I. 1999/340 | 1 March 1999 |
| (7) to (9) | S.I. 1999/2204 | 2 August 1999 |
| Section 92(1) and (2) | S.I. 1999/2204 | 2 August 1999 |
| (3) and (4) | S.I. 1999/340 | 1 March 1999 |
| Section 95(5) (partially) | S.I. 1999/2204 | 1 October 1999 |
| Section 97 | S.I. 1999/340 | 1 March 1999 |
| Section 99 (partially) | S.I. 1999/2204 | 1 October 1999 |
| Section 100 (partially) | S.I. 1999/340 | 1 March 1999 and 1 June 1999 |
| S.I. 1999/2204 | 2 August 1999 and 1 October 1999 | |
| Schedule 5 (partially) | S.I. 1999/2936 | 28 October 1999 |
| Schedule 7 | S.I. 1999/340 | 15 February 1999 and 1 March 1999 |
| Schedule 8 (for certain purposes) | S.I. 1999/340 | 15 February 1999 |
| (for all other purposes) | S.I. 1999/2204 | 2 August 1999 |
| Schedule 9 (for certain purposes) | S.I. 1999/2204 | 1 October 1999 |
| (for all other purposes) | S.I. 1999/2204 | 1 January 2000 |
| Schedule 10 (partially) | S.I. 1999/340 | 1 March 1999 |
| Schedule 11 (for certain purposes) | S.I. 1999/340 | 15 February 1999 |
| (for all other purposes) | S.I. 1999/2204 | 2 August 1999 |
| Schedule 12 (partially) | S.I. 1999/2204 | 1 October 1999 |
| Schedule 13 (partially) | S.I. 1999/2204 | 1 October 1999 |
| Schedule 14 (partially) | S.I. 1999/340 | 1 June 1999 |
| S.I. 1999/2204 | 2 August 1999 | |
| Schedule 15 (partially) | S.I. 1999/340 | 1 March 1999 |
| S.I. 1999/2204 | 1 October 1999 |
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.