Section 1 The Northern Ireland Assembly.

United Kingdom

C1(1)

There shall be a Northern Ireland Assembly which shall consist of F190 members.

C2(2)

Those members shall be returned for the constituencies in Northern Ireland which would return members to the Parliament of the United Kingdom if a general election were held at the passing of this Act, and the number of members returned by each constituency shall be that specified for the constituency in the second column of the Schedule to this Act.

(3)

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(4)

The proceedings of the Assembly shall not be invalid because of any vacancy in their membership.

(5)

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(6)

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Annotations

Textual amendments

F1: Words in s. 1(1) substituted (7.12.1995) by S.I. 1995/2992, art. 3(1)
F2: S. 1(3), (5), (6) repealed by Northern Ireland Act 1982 (c. 38, SIF 29:3), Sch. 3

Modifications

C1: Power to amend s. 1(1) conferred by Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36), s. 28(5)(6)
C2: S. 1(2) extended by Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36), s. 28(1)

Notes on the whole Act

Textual amendments

F1: Act repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47, s. 100(2), Sch. 15 (with s. 95); S.I. 1999/3209, art. 2, Sch.