Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979
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| Statutory Instrument | |
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| Citation | SI 1979/1573 |
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| Territorial extent | Northern Ireland |
| Dates | |
| Made | 3 December 1979 |
| Commencement | 3 January 1980 |
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| Made under | Northern Ireland Act 1974 |
Status: Current legislation | |
| Text of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk. | |
The Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (SI 1979/1573 (NI 12)) is an order in Council for Northern Ireland of the United Kingdom Parliament which governs the making of statutory rules.[1]
The order repeals the Statutory Rules Act (Northern Ireland) 1958 (c. 18 (N.I.)), replacing all references to it in existing legislation with references to the order.
The Statutory Instruments Act 1946 provides a similar function for statutory instruments under the acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Previously the Statutory Instruments Act 1946 provided a similar for Welsh statutory instruments (until 2020) and Scottish statutory instruments (until 2011).
The act defines statutory rules as "orders, rules, regulations or byelaws" if the power is conferred by:[1]
- any act of the Parliament of Northern unless the power is to be expressed by statutory instrument
- any act or measure of the Assembly, unless the power is expressed to be exercisable by statutory instrument
- any act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed before 1st January 1974, if the power relates to any matter in respect of which the Parliament of Northern Ireland had power to make laws and is not expressed to be exercisable by statutory instrument;
- any act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed after 1st January 1974, if the power is expressed to be exercisable by statutory rule