The Employment Rights (Northern Ireland) Order 1996

General N.I.

Orders and regulations N.I.

251.—(1)  [F1 Subject to paragraph (1A),] all regulations under this Order shall be subject to negative resolution.

[F1 (1A) Regulations under Article 70C, 103, 104, 105,[F2 107A, 107B,] [F3 107E, 107F(16), 107G, 107I(16), 107J(1) or (2),] 108[F2 [F4 , [F5 112A, 112B, 112BAA, 112G]] ,] or 131 shall—

(a) be laid before the Assembly as soon as may be after they are made;

(b) come into operation on such date as may be specified therein; and

(c) cease to have effect on the expiration of a period of six months from the date on which they came into operation unless, before the expiration of that period, they are approved by a resolution of the Assembly.]

(2) An order to which this paragraph applies shall—

(a) be laid before the Assembly as soon as may be after it is made;

(b) come into operation on such date as may be specified therein; and

(c) cease to have effect on the expiration of a period of six months from the date on which it came into operation unless, before the expiration of that period, it is approved by a resolution of the Assembly.

(3) Paragraph (2) applies to—

(a) an order under ArticleF1 . . . 63(7)[F6 , 92A(11)],F1 . . . F1 . . . or 237(3);

(b) an order under Article 250, other than an order under paragraph (1)(b) of that Article which specifies only provisions contained in Part XII.

(4) Subject to [F7 paragraphs (5) and (5A)] all other orders made by the Department under this Order shall be subject to negative resolution.

(5) Paragraph (4) does not apply to—

(a) an order under Article 67; or

(b) an order under Part II of Schedule 2.

[F8 (c) an order under Article 85ZS(6) or 107AB(4);]

[F9 (5A) An order under Article 85ZS(6) or 107AB(4) shall not be made unless a draft has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly.]

(6) Regulations and orders under this Order may contain incidental, supplementary and transitional provisions.

F1 1999 NI 9

F2 2002 NI 2

F3 Words in art. 251(1A) inserted (15.3.2015) by Work and Families Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 1), ss. 2(3), 23(1); S.R. 2015/86, art. 3(1)(b)

F4 Words in art. 251(1A) substituted (9.9.2010) by Work and Families (Northern Ireland) Order 2006 (S.I. 2006/1947 (N.I. 16)), arts. 1(3), 13(1), Sch. 1 para. 42; S.R. 2010/295, art. 2(b)(c)

F5 Words in art. 251(1A) substituted (5.4.2015) by Work and Families Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 1), s. 23(1), Sch. 1 para. 4(19)(a); S.R. 2015/86, art. 4(2)(c) (with art. 7(2))

F6 2003 NI 15

F7 Words in art. 251(4) substituted (15.3.2015) by Work and Families Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 1), s. 23(1), Sch. 1 para. 4(19)(b); S.R. 2015/86, art. 3(2)(d)

F8 Art. 251(5)(c) inserted (15.3.2015) by Work and Families Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 1), s. 23(1), Sch. 1 para. 4(19)(c); S.R. 2015/86, art. 3(2)(d)

F9 Art. 251(5A) inserted (15.3.2015) by Work and Families Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (c. 1), s. 23(1), Sch. 1 para. 4(19)(d); S.R. 2015/86, art. 3(2)(d)

Financial provisions N.I.

252.  There shall be paid out of the Northern Ireland National Insurance Fund into the Consolidated Fund sums equal to the amount of—

(a) any expenses incurred by the Department in consequence of Part XII, and

(b) any expenses incurred by the Department (or by persons acting on its behalf in exercising its functions under Part XIV.