# Northern Ireland Act 1974 (repealed 2.12.1999), Paragraph 4

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

(1) During the interim period any report required to be laid before the Assembly under Article 17 of the Ombudsman (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 or Article 19 of the Commissioner for Complaints (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 shall be laid instead before each House of Parliament; and the reference in Article 18(2)(a) of the Ombudsman (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 to a report to the Assembly shall accordingly include a reference to a report to either House of Parliament.
(2) During any part of the interim period for which there is no Assembly, any complaint under the Ombudsman (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 may be made to, and referred to the Assembly Ombudsman for Northern Ireland by, a member of the House of Commons; and references to a member of the Assembly in Articles 9, 11, 16 and 18 of that Order shall be construed accordingly.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1974/28/schedule/1/paragraph/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1974-repealed-2121999/schedule-1/paragraph-4
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