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The Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022 (Commencement) Regulations 2023
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
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These Regulations bring into force provisions of the Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022 (c. 45) (“the 2022 Act”).
Regulation 2 commences parts of sections 1 to 3 of the 2022 Act for the purposes of establishing the Office of Identity and Cultural Expression, the Irish Language Commissioner and Commissioner for the Ulster Scots and the Ulster British Tradition provided for in the 2022 Act and brings into force Schedules 1 to 3. This will insert sections 78G, 78K, 78R, and Schedules 9A, 9B and 9C into the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (c. 47). Regulation 2 also commences sections 6 and 7 of the 2022 Act, which confer concurrent powers and powers of direction on the Secretary of State in respect of the 2022 Act.
A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.
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