Statutory Instruments
2005 No. 868
NORTHERN IRELAND
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
The Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Modification) Order 2005
Made
18th March 2005
Coming into force
19th March 2005
Whereas a draft of this Order has been approved by resolution of each House of Parliament:
Now, therefore, the Secretary of State, in exercise of the powers conferred upon him by paragraph 1(4) of the Schedule to the Northern Ireland Act 2000( 1 ), hereby makes the following Order:
1. —(1) This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Modification) Order 2005 and shall come into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
(2) In article 2 “the current suspension period” means the period during which section 1 of the Northern Ireland Act 2000 continues in force, that period having commenced on 15th October 2002( 2 ).
2. In relation to the current suspension period, paragraph 1(3) of the Schedule to the Northern Ireland Act 2000, as previously modified under paragraph 1(4) of that Schedule( 3 ), is to have effect as if the number of months mentioned there were increased by six months.
Paul Murphy
One of Her Majesty’s Principal Secretaries of State
Northern Ireland Office
18th March 2005
Section 1 of the Northern Ireland Act 2000 was brought into force again on 15th October 2002 by S.I. 2002/2574 .
S.I. 2003/1155 modified paragraph 1(3) of the Schedule so that the number of months mentioned was increased by six months. S.I. 2003/2592 , S.I. 2004/1105 and S.I. 2004/2505 modified paragraph 1(3) of the Schedule so that the number of months was increased by three further periods of six months.