Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973

36 Provisions as to other Northern Ireland officers

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

(a) Northern Ireland Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration;

(b) Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints;

(c) Civil Service Commissioner for Northern Ireland ;

(d) Comptroller and Auditor-General for Northern Ireland,

shall be made by Her Majesty.

(2) The [1969 c. 10 (N.I.).] Parliamentary Commissioner Act (Northern Ireland) 1969 shall, in relation to any complaint made on or after the date of the passing of this Act, have effect as if for any reference in sections 5 and 6 to a member of the House of Commons there were substituted a reference to a member of the Assembly ; and any report to be sent on or after that date under section 10(1) of that Act in respect of a complaint made before that date shall be sent by the Commissioner to such member of the Assembly as he thinks appropriate.

(3) Section 10(3), (4) and (5) of the said Act of 1969 shall, as from the appointed day, have effect as if for any reference to each or either House of Parliament or to a member of the House of Commons there were substituted a reference to the Assembly or a member of the Assembly.

(4) Subsections (2) and (3) above have effect subject to any provision made by Measure.

(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.