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Statutory Instruments

1999 No. 3208 (C. 84)

NORTHERN IRELAND

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW

The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Appointed Day) Order 1999

Made

1st December 1999

Coming into force

2nd December 1999

At the Court at Buckingham Palace, the 1st day of December 1999

Present,

The Queen’s Most Excellent Majesty in Council

Whereas, it having appeared to the Secretary of State that sufficient progress had been made in implementing the agreement reached at multi-party talks on Northern Ireland set out in Command Paper 3883 (“the Belfast Agreement”), he laid before Parliament the draft of this Order:

And whereas the draft Order has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:

And whereas the Secretary of State has submitted the draft Order to Her Majesty in Council:

Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(2) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998(1) is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:–

1.  This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Appointed Day) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 2nd December 1999.

2.  The appointed day for the commencement of Parts II and III of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 is 2nd December 1999.

A. K. Galloway

Clerk of the Privy Council

Explanatory Note

(This note is not part of the Order)

This Order appoints 2nd December 1999 as the day for the commencement of Parts II and III of the Northern Ireland Act 1998. Part II, which deals with the legislative powers of the Northern Ireland Assembly, and Part III, which deals with the Executive Authorities, implement, in those regards, the Belfast Agreement.

The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Commencement No. 5) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3209 (C. 85)) brings into force on the day appointed under this Order the following provisions of the 1998 Act:

Sections 1, 2 and 4

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

Sections 52 to 54 and 56

Sections 57 to 67

Sections 69(3), partially, and (4), 71(1), partially, and (3) and (4) and 76 to 78

Sections 79, partially, 80, 81, 82(1) and (2), 83 to 85, 87 to 89 and 94

Sections 95(1) to (4) and (5), (partially), 99, (partially), 100(1), partially, and (2), partially

Schedules 1 to 4

Schedule 5, partially

Schedule 6

Schedule 10, partially

Schedule 12, partially

Schedule 13, partially

Schedule 14, partially

Schedule 15, partially

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. 1999/340l 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

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