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Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973

1973 c. 36 · Enacted 18 July 1973 · Extends to United Kingdom

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An Act to make new provision for the government of Northern Ireland.

[18th July 1973]C1C2C3C4C5I1C6C7

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Modifications

C1

Act amended by Patents, Designs and Marks Act 1986 (c. 39, SIF 67A), s. 2(2)

C2

Act amended by Social Security Act 1990 (c. 27, SIF 113:1), s. 22(2)

C3

Act amended (1.8.1991) by Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990 (c. 37, SIF 83:1), s. 48(2)(with ss. 39(3), 43(2)); S.I. 1991/1400, art. 2(2)

C4

Act excluded by Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43, SIF 46:4), ss. 3(8), 153(5)

C5

Act amended (1.9.1992) by Child Support Act 1991 (c. 48, SIF 20), s. 23(4), (with s. 9(2)); S.I. 1992/1938, art.2

C6

Act amended (25.10.1993) by 1993 c. 39, s. 63(2), S.I. 1993/2632, art. 2

C7

Act amended (7.2.1994) by 1993 c. 48. ss. 187(1); S.I. 1994/86, art. 2

Commencement

I1

Act partly in force at Royal Assent; Act wholly in force at 1.1.1974 see ss. 2, 43(5).

Contents

  1. Part I: Preliminary
  2. Status of Northern Ireland
  3. 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  4. Devolution orders
  5. 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  6. 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  7. Part II: Legislative Powers and Executive Authorities
  8. Legislative powers
  9. 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  10. 5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  11. 6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  12. Executive authorities
  13. 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  14. 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  15. 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  16. 10Attorney General for Northern Ireland.
  17. 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  18. Relations with Republic of Ireland
  19. 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  20. Financial provisions
  21. 13. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  22. 14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  23. 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  24. 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  25. Part III: Prevention of Religious and Political Discrimination
  26. 17. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  27. 18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  28. 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  29. 20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  30. 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  31. 22. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  32. 23. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  33. Part IV: The Northern Ireland Assembly
  34. 24. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  35. 25. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  36. 26. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  37. 27. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  38. 28. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  39. 29. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  40. 30. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  41. Part V: Miscellaneous and Supplementary
  42. 31Section 31
  43. 32. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  44. 33Preservation of pension rights of former members of Parliament of Northern Ireland and former Ministers.
  45. 34Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland. Repealed
  46. 35Crown Solicitor for Northern Ireland.
  47. 36Provisions as to other Northern Ireland officers.
  48. 37Provisions as to Joint Exchequer Board and other financial matters.
  49. 38. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  50. 39. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  51. 40. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  52. 41Repeals.
  53. 42Saving for existing laws.
  54. 43Short title, interpretation and commencement.
  55. Schedule 1: Polls for Purposes of Section 1
  56. 1Paragraph 1
  57. 2Paragraph 2
  58. 3Paragraph 3
  59. Schedule 2: Excepted Matters
  60. 1Paragraph 1
  61. 2Paragraph 2
  62. 3Paragraph 3
  63. 4Paragraph 4
  64. 5Paragraph 5
  65. 6Paragraph 6
  66. 7Paragraph 7
  67. 8Paragraph 8
  68. 9Paragraph 9
  69. 10Paragraph 10
  70. 11Paragraph 11
  71. 12Paragraph 12
  72. 13Paragraph 13
  73. 14Paragraph 14
  74. 15Paragraph 15
  75. Schedule 3: Minimum Reserved Matters on Appointed Day
  76. 1Paragraph 1
  77. 2Paragraph 2
  78. 3Paragraph 3
  79. 4Paragraph 4
  80. 5Paragraph 5
  81. 6Paragraph 6
  82. 7Paragraph 7
  83. 8Paragraph 8
  84. 9Paragraph 9
  85. 10Paragraph 10
  86. 11Paragraph 11
  87. 12Paragraph 12
  88. 13Paragraph 13
  89. 13AParagraph 13A
  90. 14Paragraph 14
  91. 15Paragraph 15
  92. 16Paragraph 16
  93. 17Paragraph 17
  94. 18Paragraph 18
  95. 19Paragraph 19
  96. 20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repealed
  97. 21Paragraph 21
  98. 22Paragraph 22
  99. Schedule 4Form of Oath or Affirmation under Section 8
  100. Schedule 5: General Adaptation of References to Institutions and Offices Abolished by this Act
  101. 1Paragraph 1
  102. 2Paragraph 2
  103. 3Paragraph 3
  104. 4Paragraph 4
  105. 5Paragraph 5
  106. 6Paragraph 6
  107. 7Paragraph 7
  108. 8Paragraph 8
  109. Schedule 6Repeals