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Secondary Legislation

Laid - 4 Sep 2023 In Force 31 Oct 2023

Local Elections (Northern Ireland) Order 2023
Department: Northern Ireland Office
Draft affirmative
Parliamentary Status - Legislation

This Order makes various changes to the rules governing local elections in Northern Ireland. Similar changes are made to the rules governing Parliamentary elections in a separate instrument (the Representation of the People and Recall Petition (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023). Many of the changes in this Order are required …


Secondary Legislation

Laid - 4 Sep 2023 In Force Not stated

Representation of the People (Franchise Amendment and Eligibility Review) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023
Department: Northern Ireland Office
Draft affirmative
Parliamentary Status - Legislation

These Regulations make provision related to the change in franchise for citizens of the European Union for local government elections in Northern Ireland.


Secondary Legislation

Laid - 10 Jul 2023 In Force 11 Jul 2023

Northern Ireland (Ministerial Appointment Functions) Regulations 2023
Department: Northern Ireland Office
Made affirmative
Parliamentary Status - Legislation

Section 6 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2022 provides for appointment functions of Northern Ireland Ministers, in respect of a list of specified offices, to be exercised by a Minister of the Crown during the current period in which there is no Executive in Northern Ireland. Section …


Secondary Legislation

Laid - 4 Jul 2023 In Force 25 Jul 2023

Victims’ Payments (Amendment) Regulations 2023
Department: Northern Ireland Office
Made negative
Parliamentary Status - Legislation

These Regulations make a number of minor and technical amendments to the Victims’ Payments Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/103), which established the Troubles Permanent Disablement Scheme under the law of Northern Ireland.


Secondary Legislation

Laid - 6 Jun 2023 In Force Not stated

Relationships and Sexuality Education (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
Department: Northern Ireland Office
Made affirmative
Parliamentary Status - Legislation

These Regulations require pupils in key stages 3 and 4 in Northern Ireland to receive scientifically accurate education, that does not advocate or promote any particular opinion, on sexual and reproductive health and rights in accordance with the recommendations in the Report of the Inquiry concerning the United Kingdom of …


Secondary Legislation

Laid - 27 Apr 2023 In Force 18 May 2023

PEACE PLUS Programme (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023
Department: Northern Ireland Office
Made negative
Parliamentary Status - Legislation

These Regulations implement obligations under the Financing Agreement between the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Ireland and the European Commission on the PEACE PLUS Programme 2021-2027, done in Brussels on the 13th and 15th March 2023 (“the Financing Agreement”). The Financing Agreement sets out arrangements for the …


Secondary Legislation

Laid - 24 Apr 2023 In Force 16 Jun 2023

Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of Duration of Non-jury Trial Provisions) Order 2023
Department: Northern Ireland Office
Draft affirmative
Parliamentary Status - Legislation

Sections 1 to 8 of, and Schedule 1 to, the Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (c. 6) (“the 2007 Act”) provide for trial on indictment without a jury (“the non-jury trial provisions”). Section 9(1) of the 2007 Act provides that the non-jury trial provisions expire at the end …


Secondary Legislation

Laid - 20 Mar 2023 In Force 2 Feb 2024

Windsor Framework (Democratic Scrutiny) Regulations 2023
Department: Northern Ireland Office
Draft affirmative
Parliamentary Status - Legislation

These Regulations insert a new Schedule into the Northern Ireland Act 1998 which implements those aspects of the Windsor Framework relating to the involvement of the institutions of the 1998 Agreement (the Belfast Agreement). Details of the Windsor Framework and the associated Unilateral Declaration of the United Kingdom on the …


Secondary Legislation

Laid - 6 Mar 2023 In Force Not stated

Flags (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2023
Department: Northern Ireland Office
Draft affirmative
Parliamentary Status - Legislation

The Flags Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2000 (S.R. 2000/347) (“the Flags Regulations”) make provision as to the flying of flags at government buildings in Northern Ireland, in particular by specifying in Part 1 of the Schedule the buildings at which flags must be flown on the days listed in Part 2 …


Secondary Legislation

Laid - 23 Feb 2023 In Force 20 Mar 2023

Regional Rates (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2023
Department: Northern Ireland Office
Made negative
Parliamentary Status - Legislation

These Regulations set the amount of the regional rates in Northern Ireland for the year ending 31st March 2024.