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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. …


Secondary Legislation

Laid - 18 May 2021 In Force 11 Aug 2021

Local Elections (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Order 2021
Department: Northern Ireland Office
Draft affirmative
Parliamentary Status - Legislation

This Order amends provisions in the Electoral Law Act (Northern Ireland) 1962 (c. 14 (N.I.)) (the “1962 Act”) relating to election publications for Northern Ireland local elections.


Secondary Legislation

Laid - 26 Apr 2021 In Force 22 Jul 2021

Justice and Security (Northern Ireland) Act 2007 (Extension of Duration of Non-jury Trial Provisions) Order 2021
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 - 23 Mar 2021 In Force 31 Mar 2021

Abortion (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2021
Department: Northern Ireland Office
Made affirmative
Parliamentary Status - Legislation

These Regulations confer on the Secretary of State the power to direct the First Minister, deputy First Minister, a Northern Ireland Minister, a Northern Ireland department, the Regional Health and Social Care Board, and the Regional Agency for Public Health and Social Well-being.


Secondary Legislation

Laid - 2 Nov 2020 In Force 10 Dec 2020

Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland (Democratic Consent Process) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Department: Northern Ireland Office
Draft affirmative
Parliamentary Status - Legislation

Article 18 of the Protocol on Ireland/Northern Ireland to the Agreement on the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union makes provision for consent to be provided by the Northern Ireland Assembly to the continued application of Articles 5 to 10 of that Protocol. Consent must be given …


Secondary Legislation

Laid - 22 Oct 2020 In Force 7 Dec 2020

Marriage and Civil Partnership (Northern Ireland) (No. 2) Regulations 2020
Department: Northern Ireland Office
Made negative
Parliamentary Status - Legislation

These Regulations enable civil partners to convert their civil partnership into a marriage where the civil partnership was formed under the law of Northern Ireland and the civil partners are of the same sex.


Secondary Legislation

Laid - 22 Oct 2020 In Force 25 Nov 2020

Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020
Department: Northern Ireland Office
Draft affirmative
Parliamentary Status - Legislation

The Law Enforcement and Security (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/742) are to make amendments addressing deficiencies arising from the United Kingdom’s withdrawal from the EU. This instrument makes further amendments, in the fields of explosive precursors and firearms, in order to implement the Northern Ireland/Ireland Protocol to the …


Secondary Legislation

Laid - 23 Sep 2020 In Force Not stated

Flags (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2020
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 on which buildings and on which days flags must be flown. These Regulations amend the Flags Regulations so as to remove the requirement …