{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998-appointed-day-order-1999/note",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998-appointed-day-order-1999/note.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/1999/3208",
  "legislation_title": "The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Appointed Day) Order 1999",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/northern-ireland-act-1998-appointed-day-order-1999",
  "path": "note",
  "kind": "note",
  "number": null,
  "heading": "Explanatory note",
  "text": "(This note is not part of the Order)\nThis 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.\nThe 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:\nSections 1, 2 and 4\nSections 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\nSections 52 to 54 and 56\nSections 57 to 67\nSections 69(3), partially, and (4), 71(1), partially, and (3) and (4) and 76 to 78\nSections 79, partially, 80, 81, 82(1) and (2), 83 to 85, 87 to 89 and 94\nSections 95(1) to (4) and (5), (partially), 99, (partially), 100(1), partially, and (2), partially\nSchedules 1 to 4\nSchedule 5, partially\nSchedule 6\nSchedule 10, partially\nSchedule 12, partially\nSchedule 13, partially\nSchedule 14, partially\nSchedule 15, partially",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1999/3208/note",
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  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
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