Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979

Article 3(1).

SCHEDULE 1 N.I. RULE-MAKING AUTHORITIES

PART I N.I. AUTHORITIES WHO ARE RULE-MAKING AUTHORITIES

Administrative authorities N.I.

• The Secretary of State.

• The Minister for the Civil Service.

• [F1 The First Minister and deputy First Minister acting jointly.]

• The Treasury.

• The Commissioners of Customs and Excise.

• The Commissioners of Inland Revenue.

• Any Northern Ireland department or the[F1 Minister] of such a department.

• [F2 Any officer acting by virtue of a Minute made by the Minister of a department under Article 4(2)(b) of the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999].

F1 SI 1999/663

F2 1999 NI 1

Legal authorities N.I.

• The Lord Chancellor.

• The Lord Chief Justice or any other judge of the High Court or the Court of Appeal.

• The Attorney-General.

• The Non-contentious Costs Committee established under Article[F3 71] of the Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 [1976 NI 12] .

• The Northern Ireland Crown Court Rules Committee.

• [F4 The Northern Ireland Family Proceedings Rules Committee].

• The Northern Ireland Supreme Court Rules Committee.

• Any authority having for the time being power to make—

  (a)

  county court rules;

  (b)

  magistrates' courts rules; or

  (c)

  rules or orders under section 21 of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 [1954 c.33] , regulating the practice and procedure of any court or tribunal.

F3 1976 NI 12 as subst. by 1989 NI 14

F4 1993 NI 6

Other authorities N.I.

• The Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary.

• [F5 The Director General of Electricity Supply for Northern Ireland.]

• [F6 The Director General of Gas for Northern Ireland.]

• The Fisheries Conservancy Board for Northern Ireland.

• [F7 The Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission].

• [F8 The Northern Ireland Assembly Commission]

• [F9 The Northern Ireland Authority for Energy Regulation.]

• [F7 Waterways Ireland]

• The Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland or the Council of that Society.

• The presiding officer of the Assembly.

• [F10 The Registrar of Credit Unions for Northern Ireland].

F5 1992 NI 1

F6 1996 NI 2

F7 SI 1999/859

F8 2000 c. 3 (NI)

F9 2003 NI 6

F10 1992 c. 40

PART II N.I. RULE-MAKING AUTHORITIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4( b)

Administrative authorities N.I.

• The Secretary of State (in relation, by virtue of[F11 section 95(5) of and paragraph 8 of Schedule 12 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998], to any power originally conferred on the Governor either acting alone or by and with the advice of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland).

• Any Northern Ireland department or the[F12 Minister] of such a department.

• [F13 Any officer acting by virtue of a Minute made by the Minister of a department under Article 4(2)(b) of the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999].

F11 1998 c. 47

F12 SI 1999/663

F13 1999 NI 1

Legal authorities N.I.

• The Lord Chief Justice.

Other authorities N.I.

• The Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary.