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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 - 29 Mar 2023 In Force 5 May 2023

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.


Secondary Legislation

Laid - 25 Jan 2023 In Force 9 Mar 2023

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

Under section 11(1) of the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 (c. 14 (N.I.)), elections to district councils in Northern Ireland are to take place every fourth year from 2019. Section 11(1A) states that, in each election year, elections are to take place on the first Thursday in May. This …


Secondary Legislation

Laid - 6 Oct 2022 In Force 30 Oct 2022

Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (Destruction, Retention and Use of Biometric Data) (Transitional, Transitory and Saving Provisions) (Amendment) Order 2022
Department: Northern Ireland Office
Made negative
Parliamentary Status - Legislation

This Order extends by two years the duration of transitional provisions for Northern Ireland in connection with the coming into force of Chapter 1 of Part 1 of the Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 (c. 9) (“the Act”) (destruction, retention and use of biometric data).


Secondary Legislation

Laid - 23 Jun 2022 In Force 30 Nov 2022

Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (Consequential Amendments) Order 2022
Department: Northern Ireland Office
Draft affirmative
Parliamentary Status - Legislation

This Order makes amendments consequential on the Health and Social Care Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 (c. 3 (N.I.)) (the “2022 Act”).


Secondary Legislation

Laid - 15 Jun 2022 In Force 22 Nov 2022

Flags (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2022
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 the buildings on which flags must be flown on certain days. Section 67(2) of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (c. …


Secondary Legislation

Laid - 19 May 2022 In Force 20 May 2022

Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2022
Department: Northern Ireland Office
Made affirmative
Parliamentary Status - Legislation

These Regulations make provision allowing the Secretary of State to ensure that the recommendations in paragraphs 85 and 86 of the CEDAW report (“the CEDAW recommendations”) are implemented in respect of Northern Ireland.


Secondary Legislation

Laid - 18 Jan 2022 In Force 8 Feb 2022

Representation of the People (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022
Department: Northern Ireland Office
Made negative
Parliamentary Status - Legislation

These Regulations are made in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 8(1), and paragraph 21 of Schedule 7 to the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 (c. 16) in order to address failures of retained EU law to operate effectively and other deficiencies (in particular under section 8(2)(d)(ii) of that …


Secondary Legislation

Laid - 23 Nov 2021 In Force 21 Feb 2022

Flags (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2021
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 the buildings on which flags must be flown on certain days. Section 67(2) of the Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (c. …