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Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973

1973 CHAPTER 36

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

[18th July 1973]

Part I Preliminary

Status of Northern Ireland

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Devolution orders

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Part II Legislative Powers and Executive Authorities

Legislative powers

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Executive authorities

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10 Attorney General for Northern Ireland.

(1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Relations with Republic of Ireland

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Financial provisions

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Part III Prevention of Religious and Political Discrimination

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Part IV The Northern Ireland Assembly

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Part V Miscellaneous and Supplementary

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(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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(5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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33 Preservation of pension rights of former members of Parliament of Northern Ireland and former Ministers.

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(2) Save as aforesaid and without prejudice to any provision made under this Act, nothing in this Act affects any pension payable under the said Act of 1965 or section 1 of the Ministerial Offices Act (Northern Ireland) 1952 the right to which has accrued before the passing of this Act or accrues upon a person ceasing to be a member of the Parliament of Northern Ireland by reason of section 31 above.

34 Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland.

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35 Crown Solicitor for Northern Ireland.

(1) As from the appointed day there shall be a Crown Solicitor for Northern Ireland appointed by the Advocate General for Northern Ireland after consultation with the Attorney General for Northern Ireland .

(1A) A person is not qualified for appointment as Crown Solicitor unless he is—

(a) a member of the Bar of Northern Ireland of at least ten years’standing; or

(b) a solicitor of the Court of Judicature of at least ten years’ standing.

(2) The Crown Solicitor shall hold office on such terms and conditions as may be determined by the Advocate General for Northern Ireland .

(3) The Crown Solicitor—

(a) must make his services available to any Minister or department of the Government of the United Kingdom; and

(b) may make his services available to any Northern Ireland Minister or Northern Ireland department or any other public body or holder of public office.

(4) The remuneration of, and other expenses incurred in connection with, the Crown Solicitor shall be defrayed out of moneys provided by Parliament.

36 Provisions as to other Northern Ireland officers.

(1) Any appointment on or after the appointed day to the office of—

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(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(c) Civil Service Commissioner for Northern Ireland;

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shall be made by Her Majesty.

(2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

(5) Her Majesty may by Order in Council make provision with respect to the appointment of lord-lieutenants, lieutenants and deputy lieutenants in Northern Ireland, for conferring on them functions which apart from the Order would be exercisable by lieutenants in Northern Ireland, for altering the designation of vice-lieutenants in Northern Ireland and for matters incidental to or consequential on any provision so made, including the amendment or repeal of any enactment passed before this Act.

(6) An Order in Council under subsection (5) above may be varied or revoked by a subsequent Order.

37 Provisions as to Joint Exchequer Board and other financial matters.

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(2) Any sums which, apart from this Act, would be payable into the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom by virtue of section 22(1) of the Government of Ireland Act 1920 (reserved taxes) shall continue to be so paid; and, subject to subsection (3) below, any sums which, apart from this Act, would be payable into the Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland by virtue of section 21(1) of that Act (transferred taxes) shall continue to be so paid.

(3) There shall be paid into the Consolidated Fund of the United Kingdom, as from such date as the Treasury may by order direct, the proceeds of any tax specified in the order which would otherwise be paid into the Consolidated Fund of Northern Ireland.

(4) The power to make orders under subsection (3) above includes power to vary or revoke a previous order and shall be exercisable by statutory instrument.

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41 Repeals.

(1) The enactments specified in Schedule 6 to this Act are hereby repealed to the extent specified in the third column of that Schedule—

(a) in the case of the enactments in Part I of that Schedule, as from the passing of this Act;

(b) in the case of those in Part II, as from the appointed day.

(2) Without prejudice to the generality of the powers conferred by section 39 above, an Order in Council under that section may repeal or revoke any existing statutory provision (as defined in section 40 above) which appears to Her Majesty to be unnecessary in consequence of, or inconsistent with, any provision of this Act.

42 Saving for existing laws.

(1) Except so far as otherwise provided by or under this Act, nothing in this Act shall affect the continued operation in or in relation to Northern Ireland of any law in force at the passing of this Act or on the appointed day.

(2) Without prejudice to subsection (1) above, neither the abolition of the Parliament of Northern Ireland nor the repeal by this Act of any provision relating to that Parliament shall affect the validity or otherwise of any Act of that Parliament.

(3) Neither the abolition of the Parliament of Northern Ireland or of the office of Governor of Northern Ireland nor the repeal by this Act of any provision relating to that Parliament or office shall affect the operation of the Northern Ireland (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972 or the validity of any Order in Council made under section 1(3) of that Act; . . .

43 Short title, interpretation and commencement.

(1) This Act may be cited as the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973.

(2) In this Act—

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(4) Any reference in this Act to any enactment is a reference to that enactment as amended by, and includes a reference to that enactment as extended or applied by, any other enactment including this Act.

(5) Part I of this Act and, except where otherwise stated, Parts IV and V of this Act shall come into force at the passing of this Act.

(6) Part III of this Act shall come into force on a day specified in an order made by the Secretary of State by statutory instrument, and different days may be specified under this subsection for different provisions of Part III.

SCHEDULES

Section 1.

SCHEDULE 1 Polls for Purposes of Section 1

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Section 2.

SCHEDULE 2 Excepted Matters

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Sections 2 and 3.

SCHEDULE 3 Minimum Reserved Matters on Appointed Day

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Section 8.

SCHEDULE 4 Form of Oath or Affirmation under Section 8

I swear by Almighty God [ or affirm] that I will uphold the laws of Northern Ireland and conscientiously fulfil [as a member of the Northern Ireland Executive] my duties under the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 in the interests of Northern Ireland and its people.

Section 40.

SCHEDULE 5 General Adaptation of References to Institutions and Offices Abolished by this Act

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Section 41.

SCHEDULE 6 Repeals

Status: There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973.
Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (1973/36)

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C1Act amended by Patents, Designs and Marks Act 1986 (c. 39, SIF 67A) , s. 2(2)
C2Act amended by Social Security Act 1990 (c. 27, SIF 113:1) , s. 22(2)
C3Act 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)
C4Act excluded by Environmental Protection Act 1990 (c. 43, SIF 46:4) , ss. 3(8) , 153(5)
C5Act 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
C6Act amended (25.10.1993) by 1993 c. 39 , s. 63(2) , S.I . 1993/2632, art. 2
C7Act amended (7.2.1994) by 1993 c. 48 . ss. 187(1); S.I. 1994/86 , art. 2
C8Pt. III (ss. 17-23) modified (N.I.) (1.7.1992) by Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c. 8) , ss. 167(2) , 168(4) (with ss. 153(5) , 161 , Sch. 6 para. 1(7) )
C9Pt. III (ss. 17-23) modified (N.I.) (7.2.1994) by 1993 c. 49 , ss. 176(8) , 186(2)
C10The text of ss. 30(3), 41(1) and Sch. 6 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
C11S. 42 extended by S.I. 1986/1032 (N.I. 6) , art. 2(4)
C12S. 42 amended by S.I. 1989/1339 (N.I. 11) , art. 2(10)
C13S. 42 extended by S.I. 1990/594 (N.I. 6) , Pt. I art. 2(11)
C14S. 42(2) extended by S.I. 1989/846 (N.I. 6) , Pt. I art. 2(4)
C15S. 42(3) extended by S.I. 1986/594 (N.I. 3) , art 2(3)
C16S. 42(3) extended (21.8.1991) by S.I. 1991/1220 (N.I. 11) , arts. 1(2) , 2(3) .
C171.9.1973 appointed under s. 43(6) by S.I. 1973/1418
C19The text of ss. 30(3), 41(1) and Sch. 6 is in the form in which it was originally enacted: it was not reproduced in Statutes in Force and does not reflect any amendments or repeals which may have been made prior to 1.2.1991.
F1S. 1 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
F2S. 2 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
F3S. 3 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
F4S. 4 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
F5S. 5 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
F6S. 6 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
F7S. 7 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
F8S. 8 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
F9S. 9 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
F10S. 10(1) repealed (12.4.2010) by Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (c. 26) , s. 87(1) , Sch. 13 ; S.R. 2010/113 , art. 2 , Sch. para. 21(e)repealed
F11S. 10(2)(3) repealed (30.9.1997) by 1997 c. 60 , s. 3(2) , Sch.repealed
F12S. 10(4) repealed by Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1981 (c. 19) , Sch. 1 Pt. IVrepealed
F13S. 11 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
F14S. 12 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , ss. 100(2) , Sch. 15 (with Sch. 14 para. 20 ); S.I . 1999, art. 2, Sch.this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
F15S. 13 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
F16S. 14 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , ss. 100(2) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
F17S. 15 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
F18S. 16 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
F19S. 17 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 (with Sch. 14 para. 21 ); S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
F20S. 18 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 (with Sch. 14 para. 21 ); S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
F21S. 19 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 (with Sch. 14 para. 22 ); S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.this amendment (text repealed) should be read in conjunction with other related provisions, see the commentary.repealed
F22S. 20 repealed (1.3.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/340 , art. 2 , Sch. Pt. IIIrepealed
F23S. 21 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
F24S. 22 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
F25S. 23 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
F26S. 24 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , ss. 100(2) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
F27S. 25 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
F28S. 26 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
F29S. 27 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
F30S. 28 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
F31S. 29 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
F32S. 30 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
F33S. 31(1)-(3) repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
F34S. 31(4)-(6) repealed (19.11.1998) by 1998 c. 47 , ss. 100(1) , 101(2) , Sch. 15repealed
F35S. 32 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(1) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
F36S. 33(1) repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
F37S. 34 repealed (13.6.2005) by 2002 c. 26 , ss. 86 , 87 , Sch. 13 ; S.R. 2005/281 , art. 2 , Sch. 1 para. 14(b)repealed
F38Words in s. 35(1) substituted (12.4.2010) by Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (c. 26) , s. 87(1) , Sch. 7 para. 14(2) ; S.R. 2010/113 , art. 2 , Sch. para. 19(c)substituted
F39S. 35(1A) inserted (3.4.2006) by 2002 c. 26 , ss. 18(10) , 87 ; S.R. 2006/124 , art. 2 Sch. para. 6inserted
F40Words in s. 35(1A)(b) substituted (1.10.2009) by Constitutional Reform Act 2005 (c. 4) , ss. 59 , 148 , Sch. 11 para. 6 ; S.I. 2009/1609 , art. 2(d)substituted
F41Words in s. 35(2) substituted (12.4.2010) by Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 (c. 26) , s. 87(1) , Sch. 7 para. 14(3) ; S.R. 2010/113 , art. 2 , Sch. para. 19(c)substituted
F42S. 35(3) substituted (3.4.2006) by 2002 c. 26 , ss. 20 , 87 ; S.R. 2006/124 , art. 2 Sch. para. 7substituted
F43S. 36(1)(a)(b) repealed (N.I.) (1.4.2016) by Public Services Ombudsman Act (NorthernIreland) 2016 (c. 4) , s. 64 , Sch. 9repealed: Northern Irelandrepealed
F44S. 36(1)(d) repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(1) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
F45S. 36(2)(3)(4) repealed (16.7.1996) by S.I. 1996/1298 (NI 8), art. 21(2), Sch. 6repealed
F46S. 37(1) repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
F47S. 38 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
F48S. 39 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
F49S. 40 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
F50Words in s. 42(3) repealed (2.12.1999) by S.I. 1999/663 , art. 2(2) , Sch. 2repealed
F51Definitions in s. 43(2) repealed (2.12.1999) by S.I. 1999/663 , arts. 1(2) , 2(2) , Sch. 2repealed
F52S. 43(3) repealed (2.12.1999) by S.I. 1999/663 , arts. 1(2) , 2(2) , Sch. 2repealed
F53Sch. 1 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
F54Sch. 2 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
F58Sch. 3 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
F64Sch. 4 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
F65Sch. 5 repealed (2.12.1999) by 1998 c. 47 , s. 100(2) , Sch. 15 ; S.I. 1999/3209 , art. 2 , Sch.repealed
I1Act partly in force at Royal Assent; Act wholly in force at 1.1.1974 see ss. 2 , 43(5) .
M11952 c. 15 (N.I.)
M21920 c. 67 .
M31972 c. 22 .
M41920 c. 67 .
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