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Northern Ireland Act 1974

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  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Dissolution and prorogation of existing Assembly and temporary provision for government of Northern Ireland.

  3. 2.Constitutional Convention on future government of Northern Ireland.

  4. 3.Short title.

  5. SCHEDULES

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Temporary Provision for Government of Northern Ireland

      1. Legislative functions

        1. 1.(1) During the interim period— (a) no Measure shall be...

      2. Executive functions

        1. 2.(1) During the interim period— (a) no person shall be...

      3. Subordinate instruments etc.

        1. 3.(1) Where under any enactment or instrument it is a...

      4. Parliamentary Commissioner and Commissioner for Complaints

        1. 4.(1) During the interim period any report required to be...

      5. Accounts

        1. 5.(1) The accounts and reports to which this paragraph applies...

      6. Interpretation

        1. 6.(1) In this Schedule— " the Assembly " means the...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Convention on Future Government of Northern Ireland

      1. Composition and election

        1. 1.The Convention shall consist of— (a) a chairman appointed by...

        2. 2.The Convention members shall be elected by the constituencies which...

        3. 3.The date of the poll for the election of Convention...

        4. 4.The persons entitled to vote on the poll mentioned in...

        5. 5.The following provisions of section 2 of the Northern Ireland...

        6. 6.Section 10 of the House of Commons Disqualification Act 1957...

      2. Proceedings

        1. 7.The first meeting of the Convention shall be held on...

        2. 8.The Convention may appoint committees to assist it in the...

        3. 9.The chairman of the Convention shall not be entitled to...

        4. 10.The proceedings of the Convention and any committee appointed by...

        5. 11.(1) Subject to the foregoing provisions, the Convention shall have...

        6. 12.There shall be provided for the Convention and its members...

        7. 13.For the purposes of the law of defamation the following...

      3. Remuneration and allowances of members

        1. 14.(1) There shall be paid by the Secretary of State...

      4. Duration of Convention

        1. 15.(1) Subject to the following provisions of this paragraph, the...

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