The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Commencement No. 1) Order 1999 No. 340 (C. 6)

Article 2

SCHEDULE

Part 1 PROVISIONS OF THE 1998 ACT COMING INTO FORCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 2(1) FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES ON 15th FEBRUARY 1999 AND FOR ALL OTHER PURPOSES ON 1st MARCH 1999.

• Section 68 (the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission)

• Paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 7 (the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission)

Part 2 PROVISIONS OF THE 1998 ACT COMING INTO FORCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 2(2) FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES ON 15th FEBRUARY 1999.

(1)	(2)
Provision	Purpose
Section 73 and paragraphs 1 and 2 of Schedule 8 (the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland)	For the purpose of making appointments to the Equality Commission for Northern Ireland and appointing the Chief Commissioner and Deputy Chief Commissioner
Section 91(1) and paragraphs 1 to 3 and 8 of Schedule 11 (the Tribunal)	For the purpose of making appointments and nominations in connection with the Tribunal established under section 91

Part 3 PROVISIONS OF THE 1998 ACT COMING INTO FORCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 2(3) ON 1st MARCH 1999.

• Section 49(1) (Letters Patent)

• Section 69(1), (2), (3), insofar as it provides for the Commission to advise the Secretary of State, and (6) to (11) (functions of the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission)

• Section 72 (Standing Advisory Commission on Human Rights: dissolution)

• Section 79 (to the extent necessary to bring paragraph 38 of Schedule 10 into force) (devolution issues)

• Section 82(3) to (5) (the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council)

• Section 91(2) to (6) (Tribunal rules)

• Section 92(3) and (4) (rules for appeals from Tribunal)

• Section 97 (financial provision)

• Section 100(2) (to the extent necessary to bring into force the repeal in Schedule 15 of section 20 of the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973(1)) (repeals)

• Paragraphs 3 to 11 of Schedule 7 (the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission)

• Paragraph 38 of Schedule 10 (rules for devolution issue proceedings)

• In Schedule 15 the entry relating to section 20 of the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (repeals)

Part 4 PROVISIONS OF THE 1998 ACT COMING INTO FORCE IN ACCORDANCE WITH ARTICLE 2(5) ON 1st JUNE 1999.

• Section 69(5) (functions of Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission)

• Section 70 (assistance by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission)

• Section 71(1) (to the extent it makes provision about section 69(5)), (2) and (5) (restrictions on applications about rights)

• Section 100(1) (to the extent necessary to bring into force paragraph 1 of Schedule 14 to the Act in accordance with article 2(5) of this Order) (transitional provisions)

• Paragraph 1 of Schedule 14 (to the extent it refers to section 71) (transitional provisions about human rights)

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1973 c. 36.