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Part III Executive Authorities
16A.Appointment of First Minister, deputy First Minister and Northern Ireland Ministers following Assembly election
16B.Vacancies in the office of First Minister or deputy First Minister
19A.Disqualification for certain offices which may be held by members of the Assembly.
21A.Northern Ireland department with policing and justice functions
21C.Section 21A(5A) and (7C): power of Assembly to secure retention or abolition of deputy Ministerial office
Part IV The Northern Ireland Assembly
Northern Ireland Act 1998
2.The Parliament of the United Kingdom; parliamentary elections, including the...
3.International relations, including relations with territories outside the United Kingdom,...
5.Control of nuclear, biological and chemical weapons and other weapons...
8.Nationality; immigration, including asylum and the status and capacity of...
9.The following matters— (a) taxes or duties under any law...
9C.The operation of the Small Charitable Donations Act 2012.
9D.Bonuses under the Savings (Government Contributions) Act 2017.
10.The following matters— (a) national insurance contributions;
10B.Health in pregnancy grant, Child benefit and guardian’s allowance.
11.The determination of the remuneration, superannuation and other terms and...
12.(1) Elections, including the franchise, in respect of the Northern...
13.The subject-matter of the Political Parties, Elections and Referendums Act...
16.The subject-matter of the Protection of Trading Interests Act 1980....
16A.Regulation of the provision of subsidies which are or may...
17.National security (including the Security Service, the Secret Intelligence Service...
18.Nuclear energy and nuclear installations, including nuclear safety, security and...
19.Regulation of sea fishing outside the Northern Ireland zone (except...
20A.Regulation of activities in Antarctica (which for these purposes has...
21.Any matter with which a provision of the Northern Ireland...
21A.The office and functions of the Advocate General for Northern...
1.The conferral of functions in relation to Northern Ireland on...
2.Property belonging to Her Majesty in right of the Crown...
3.Navigation, including merchant shipping, but not harbours or inland waters....
7.The subject-matter of the Postal Services Act 2000. This paragraph...
7A.The alteration of the number of members of the Assembly...
8.Disqualification for membership of the Assembly; privileges, powers and immunities...
9.(1) The following matters— (a) the subject-matter of Parts 2...
10.(1) The subject-matter of the Public Processions (Northern Ireland) Act...
11.The operation of the temporary provisions, as defined in section...
12.(1) Items for the time being specified in Article 45(1)...
14.The subject-matter of Part 2 of the Civil Contingencies Act...
16.The ... Civil Service Commissioners for Northern Ireland.
18.The subject-matter of sections 149 to 151 of and Schedules...
20.Import and export controls and trade with any place outside...
21.The subject-matter of the National Minimum Wage Act 1998.
22.The subject-matter of the following provisions of the Pension Schemes...
23.The following matters— (a) financial services, including investment business, banking...
24.The subject-matter of— (a) the Building Societies Act 1986;
25.The subject-matter of the Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Transfer...
25A.The subject-matter of the Transfer of Funds (Information on the...
26.Regulation of anti-competitive practices and agreements; abuse of dominant position;...
27.Intellectual property but not the subject-matter of Parts I and...
28.Units of measurement and United Kingdom primary standards.
29.Telecommunications; wireless telegraphy; the provision of programme services (within the...
32.Surrogacy arrangements, within the meaning of the Surrogacy Arrangements Act...
33.The subject-matter of the Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990....
35.Research Councils within the meaning of the Science and Technology...
36.Areas in which industry may qualify for assistance under Part...
38.The subject matter of all technical standards and requirements in...
39.The subject-matter of section 3(5) to (7) of the Environmental...
41.Oaths and declarations (including all undertakings and affirmations, by whatever...
41A.(1) The division of local government districts into areas (“district...
Department with policing and justice functions
Part 2 Department in the charge of two Ministers
Part 3 Department with rotation between Minister and junior Minister
Part 3A Department in the charge of Minister and deputy Minister
Northern Ireland Assembly Commission
Standing orders: further provision
The Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
The Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
Commissioner for the Ulster Scots and the Ulster British tradition
Tribunal established under section 91
Construction of references in existing laws
Minor and consequential amendments
Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 (S.I. 1976/1042 (N.I. 15))
Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (S.I. 1979/1573 (N.I.12))
Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992 (c.8)
Environment and Safety Information (Northern Ireland) Order 1993 (S.I. 1993/3159 (N.I.14))
Civil Service (Management Functions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1994 (S.I. 1994/1894 (N.I.9))
Commissioner for Complaints (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1297 (N.I.7))
Ombudsman (Northern Ireland) Order 1996 (S.I. 1996/1298 (N.I.8))
Race Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1997 (S.I. 1997/869 (N.I.6))
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