Version Superseded: 01/11/2018
Point in time view as at 08/05/2007.
There are currently no known outstanding effects for the Northern Ireland Act 1998, Introductory Text.
An Act to make new provision for the government of Northern Ireland for the purpose of implementing the agreement reached at multi-party talks on Northern Ireland set out in Command Paper 3883.
[19th November 1998]
Be it enacted by the Queen’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—
Modifications etc. (not altering text)
C1Act modified (5.10.1999) by 1999 c. 10, ss. 16, 20(2)
C2Act excluded (temp. from 12.2.2000 to 30.5.2000) by 2000 c. 1, s. 1(8), Sch. para. 5(2); S.I. 2000/396, art. 2; S.I. 2000/1445, art. 2
C3Act: power to amend conferred (8.5.2007) by Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006 (c. 53), s. 11(2)-(5), 27(4)(5) (as amended by Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2007 c. 4, s. 1(1) (with s. 1(3)); S.I. 2007/1397, art. 2
C4Act modified (8.5.2007) by Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2006 (c. 53), s. 18(8), 27(4)(5) (as amended by Northern Ireland (St Andrews Agreement) Act 2007 c. 4, s. 1(1) (with s. 1(3)); S.I. 2007/1397, art. 2
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