Statutory Instruments
NORTHERN IRELAND
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW
Made
26th October 1999
The Secretary of State, in exercise of the power conferred on him by section 101(3) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998(1), hereby makes the following Order:
1. This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Commencement No. 4) Order 1999.
2. The following provisions of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 shall come into force on 28th October 1999:
Section 40(10), so far as relating to paragraph 6 of Schedule 5
Paragraph 6 of Schedule 5.
George Howarth
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Northern Ireland Office
26th October 1999
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order brings into force on 28th October 1999 the enabling powers in paragraph 6 of Schedule 5 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998, under which Her Majesty may by Order in Council provide for the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission to be treated as a Crown body.
(This note is not part of the Order)
The following provisions of the 1998 Act come into force under the orders, and on the dates, indicated below.
| Provision | Order | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Section 49(1) | S.I. 1999/340 | 1st March 1999 |
| Section 68 (for certain purposes) | ““ | 15th February 1999 |
| (for all other purposes) | 1st March 1999 | |
| Section 69(1), (2), (3) (partially) | ““ | 1st March 1999 |
| (6) to (11) | ||
| (5) | ““ | 1st June 1999 |
| Section 70 | ““ | 1st June 1999 |
| Section 71(1) (partially), (2) and (5) | ““ | 1st June 1999 |
| Section 72 | ““ | 1st March 1999 |
| Section 73 (for certain purposes) | S.I. 1999/340 | 15th February 1999 |
| (for certain purposes) | S.I. 1999/2204 | 2nd August 1999 |
| (for certain purposes) | S.I. 1999/2204 | 1st October 1999 |
| Section 74 (for certain purposes) | S.I. 1999/1753 | 21st June 1999 |
| (for all other purposes) | S.I. 1999/2204 | 1st October 1999 |
| Section 75 (for certain purposes) | S.I. 1999/340 | 1st March 1999 |
| (for certain purposes) | S.I. 1999/2204 | 1st October 1999 |
| (for all other purposes) | S.I. 1999/2204 | 1st January 2000 |
| Section 79 (partially) | S.I. 1999/340 | 1st March 1999 |
| Section 82(3) to (5) | S.I. 1999/340 | 1st March 1999 |
| Section 90 | S.I. 1999/2204 | 2nd August 1999 |
| Section 91(1) (for certain purposes) | S.I. 1999/340 | 15th February 1999 |
| (for all other purposes) | S.I. 1999/2204 | 2nd August 1999 |
| (2) to (6) | S.I. 1999/340 | 1st March 1999 |
| (7) to (9) | S.I. 1999/2204 | 2nd August 1999 |
| Section 92(1) and (2) | S.I. 1999/2204 | 2nd August 1999 |
| (3) and (4) | S.I. 1999/340 | 1st March 1999 |
| Section 95(5) (partially) | S.I. 1999/2204 | 1st October 1999 |
| Section 97 | S.I. 1999/340 | 1st March 1999 |
| Section 99 (partially) | S.I. 1999/2204 | 1st October 1999 |
| Section 100 (partially) | S.I. 1999/340 | 1st March 1999 and 1st June 1999 |
| S.I. 1999/2204 | 2nd August 1999 and 1st October 1999 | |
| Schedule 7 | S.I. 1999/340 | 15th February 1999 and 1st March 1999 |
| Schedule 8 (for certain purposes) | S.I. 1999/340 | 15th February 1999 |
| (for all other purposes) | S.I. 1999/2204 | 2nd August 1999 |
| Schedule 9 (for certain purposes) | S.I. 1999/2204 | 1st October 1999 |
| (for all other purposes) | S.I. 1999/2204 | 1st January 2000 |
| Schedule 10 (partially) | S.I. 1999/340 | 1st March 1999 |
| Schedule 11 (for certain purposes) | S.I. 1999/340 | 15th February 1999 |
| (for all other purposes) | S.I. 1999/2204 | 2nd August 1999 |
| Schedule 12 (partially) | S.I. 1999/2204 | 1st October 1999 |
| Schedule 13 (partially) | S.I. 1999/2204 | 1st October 1999 |
| Schedule 14 (partially) | S.I. 1999/340 | 1st June 1999 |
| S.I. 1999/2204 | 2nd August 1999 | |
| Schedule 15 (partially) | S.I. 1999/340 | 1st March 1999 |
| S.I. 1999/2204 | 1st October 1999 |