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Weekly Information Bulletin: 25th January 2003
NORTHERN IRELAND LEGISLATION:
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MAP |
Motion against presentation of Assembly Bill for Royal Assent |
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MCE |
Motion that Act of Assembly shall cease to have effect |
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DLSC |
Draft Order considered by a Delegated Legislation Standing Committee in the House of Commons. |
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NIGC |
Proposal for a draft Order considered in the Northern Ireland Grand Committee. |
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U |
Urgent Act or Order (not in draft form) laid before Parliament. |
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C |
Consequential Order (not in draft form) laid before Parliament. (subject to negative procedure) |
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* |
Taken formally. |
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SI |
Statutory Instrument Number, shown after title |
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P |
Provisional date for next stage i.e. PSC: 22.2.2003 - provisional standing committee 22 February 2003 |
For an explanation of Parliamentary consideration of Northern Ireland Legislation, see below, and HCIO Factsheet L8
Legislation of the Northern Ireland Assembly (s. 15 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998)
Some Northern Ireland Assembly Bills which include provisions dealing with exempted or reserved matters are required to be laid before Parliament for a period of 20 sitting days before being presented for Royal Assent. If a motion, signed by not less than 20 Members, disapproving of the Bill is tabled in either House during the 20-day period , the Bill shall not be presented for Royal Assent unless the motion is rejected or withdrawn. The date of tabling of any such motion will be shown below.
Assembly Bills of this type which the Secretary of State deems urgent (U) may be presented for Royal Assent before being laid before Parliament. Such Acts of the Assembly are then required to be laid before Parliament for 20 sitting days. If a motion, signed by not less than 20 Members, praying that the Act shall cease to have effect is tabled in either House during the 20-day period the Act and is agreed to, the Act of the Assembly may be repealed by Order in Council. The date of tabling of any such motion will be shown below.
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Title of Bill or Act |
Date Laid |
Date MAP (if any) tabled against Bill |
Royal Assent |
Date MCE (if any) tabled against Act |
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None |
Delegated Legislation relating to Northern Ireland (s. 85 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998)
Proposals for Orders in Council (other than Orders in Council made without Parliamentary approval by reason of urgency (U)) dealing with certain reserved matters must be laid for a period of 60 days to allow for consultation. The Government has indicated that it will normally refer such proposals to the Northern Ireland Grand Committee for debate. The subsequent draft Orders in Council must be approved by resolution of both Houses before being made (affirmative procedure).
Draft Orders in Council (other than Orders in Council made without Parliamentary approval by reason of urgency (U)) dealing with matters within the competence of a suspended Assembly under Schedule 1 of the Northern Ireland Act 2000 must be approved by resolution of both Houses before being made (affirmative procedure).
Orders in Council made before Parliamentary approval by reason of urgency (U) must be approved by both Houses within 40 days of being made.
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Title and SI No. |
Proposal Laid |
NIGC |
Draft /Made Order Laid |
DLSC |
Approved by Commons |
Approved by Lords |
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Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Modification of Enactments) order 2002 |
18.7.2002 |
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The Northern Ireland Act 2000 (suspension of Devolved Government Order) 2002 |
15.10.2002 |
29.10.2002 |
6.11.2002 |
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Northern Ireland Act 2000 (Modification Order) 2002 |
15.10.2002 |
29.10.2002 |
6.11.2002 |
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Northern Ireland (Designation of Public Authorities) Order 2002 |
24.10.2002 |
20.11.2002 |
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Draft Employment (NI) Order 2002 |
28.10.2002 |
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Draft Local Government (Miscellaneous Provisions) (NI) Order 2002 |
15.11.2002 |
26.11.2002 |
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Draft Housing Support Services (NI) Order 2002 |
15.11.2002 |
27.11.2002 |
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Fur Farming (Prohibition) (NI) Order |
21.11.2002 |
2.12.2002 |
16.12.2002 |
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Draft Harbours (NI) Order |
21.11.2002 |
4.12.2002 |
16.12.2002 |
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Draft Environment (NI) Order 2002 |
25.11.2002 |
3.12.2002 |
16.12.2002 |
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Draft Company Directors Disqualification (NI) Order |
25.11.2002 |
10.12.2002 |
16.12.2002 |
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Draft Insolvency (NI) Order |
25.11.2002 |
10.12.2002 |
16.12.2002 |
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Draft Justice (NI) Act 2002 (Amendment of section 46(1)) Order 2002 |
27.11.2002 |
11.12.2002 |
16.12.2002 |
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Draft Health and Personal Social Services (Quality Improvement and Regulations ) (NI) Order |
2.12.2002 |
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Draft Marriage (NI) Order |
4.12.2002 |
16.12.2002 |
17.12.2002 |
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Commissioner for Children and Young People (NI) Order |
18.12.2002 |
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Audit and Accountability (NI) Order 2002 |
19.12.2002 |
29.1.2003 |
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Draft Criminal Justice (NI) Order 2003 |
19.12.2002 |
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Access to Justice (NI) |
19.12.2002 |
23.1.2002 |
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Draft Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults (NI) Order |
7.1.2003 |
30.1.2003 |
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Draft Health and Personal Social Services (Quality, Improvement and Regulation) (NI) Order |
7.1.2003 |
30.1.2003 |
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Draft Education and Libraries (NI) Order |
7.1.2003 |
27.1.2003 |
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Strategic Investment and Regeneration of Sites (NI) |
4.2.2003 |
14.1.2002 |
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Planning (Amendment) (NI) |
16.1.2003 |
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Northern Ireland Arms Decommissioning Act 1997 (Amnesty Period) |
20.1.2003 |
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Housing (NI) |
20.1.2003 |
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Terrorism Act 2000 (Code of Practice on video Recording of Interviews) |
23.1.2003 |
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Terrorism Act 2000 (Continuance of Part VII) Order |
23.1.2003 |
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Draft Energy (NI) Ofder |
23.1.2003 |
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