Whereas, it having appeared to the Secretary of State that sufficient progress had been made in implementing the agreement reached at multi-party talks on Northern Ireland set out in Command Paper 3883 (“the Belfast Agreement”), he laid before Parliament the draft of this Order:
And whereas the draft Order has been approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament:
And whereas the Secretary of State has submitted the draft Order to Her Majesty in Council:
Now, therefore, Her Majesty, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3(2) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998(1) is pleased, by and with the advice of Her Privy Council, to order, and it is hereby ordered, as follows:–
1. This Order may be cited as the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Appointed Day) Order 1999 and shall come into force on 2nd December 1999.
2. The appointed day for the commencement of Parts II and III of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 is 2nd December 1999.
A. K. Galloway
Clerk of the Privy Council
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Order)
This Order appoints 2nd December 1999 as the day for the commencement of Parts II and III of the Northern Ireland Act 1998. Part II, which deals with the legislative powers of the Northern Ireland Assembly, and Part III, which deals with the Executive Authorities, implement, in those regards, the Belfast Agreement.
The Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Commencement No. 5) Order 1999 (S.I. 1999/3209 (C. 85)) brings into force on the day appointed under this Order the following provisions of the 1998 Act:
Sections 1, 2 and 4
Sections 31 to 39, 40(1) to (9), 40(10), so far as not already in force, 41 to 48, 49(2)–(4), 50 and 51
Sections 52 to 54 and 56
Sections 57 to 67
Sections 69(3), partially, and (4), 71(1), partially, and (3) and (4) and 76 to 78
Sections 79, partially, 80, 81, 82(1) and (2), 83 to 85, 87 to 89 and 94
Sections 95(1) to (4) and (5), (partially), 99, (partially), 100(1), partially, and (2), partially
Schedules 1 to 4
Schedule 5, partially
Schedule 6
Schedule 10, partially
Schedule 12, partially
Schedule 13, partially
Schedule 14, partially
Schedule 15, partially
Note as to Earlier Commencement Orders
(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 40(10) (partially)
S.I. 1999/2936
28 October 1999
Section 49(1)
S.I. 1999/340
1 March 1999
Section 68 (for certain purposes)
”
15 February 1999
(for all other purposes)
1 March 1999
Section 69(1), (2), (3) (partially)
”
1 March 1999
(6) to (11)
(5)
”
1 June 1999
Section 70
”
1 June 1999
Section 71(1) (partially), (2) and (5)
”
1 June 1999
Section 72
”
1 March 1999
Section 73 (for certain purposes)
S.I. 1999/340
15 February 1999
(for certain purposes)
S.I. 1999/2204
2 August 1999
(for all other purposes)
S.I. 1999/2204
1 October 1999
Section 74 (for certain purposes)
S.I. 1999/1753
21 June 1999
(for all other purposes)
S.I. 1999/2204
1 October 1999
Section 75 (for certain purposes)
S.I. 1999/340
1 March 1999
(for certain purposes)
S.I. 1999/2204
1 October 1999
(for all other purposes)
S.I. 1999/2204
1 January 2000
Section 79 (partially)
S.I. 1999/340
l March 1999
Section 82(3) to (5)
S.I. 1999/340
1 March 1999
Section 90
S.I. 1999/2204
2 August 1999
Section 91(1) (for certain purposes)
S.I. 1999/340
15 February 1999
(for all other purposes)
S.I. 1999/2204
2 August 1999
(2) to (6)
S.I. 1999/340
1 March 1999
(7) to (9)
S.I. 1999/2204
2 August 1999
Section 92(1) and (2)
S.I. 1999/2204
2 August 1999
(3) and (4)
S.I. 1999/340
1 March 1999
Section 95(5) (partially)
S.I. 1999/2204
1 October 1999
Section 97
S.I. 1999/340
1 March 1999
Section 99 (partially)
S.I. 1999/2204
1 October 1999
Section 100 (partially)
S.I. 1999/340
1 March 1999 and 1 June 1999
S.I. 1999/2204
2 August 1999 and 1 October 1999
Schedule 5 (partially)
S.I. 1999/2936
28 October 1999
Schedule 7
S.I. 1999/340
15 February 1999 and 1 March 1999
Schedule 8 (for certain purposes)
S.I. 1999/340
15 February 1999
(for all other purposes)
S.I. 1999/2204
2 August 1999
Schedule 9 (for certain purposes)
S.I. 1999/2204
1 October 1999
(for all other purposes)
S.I. 1999/2204
1 January 2000
Schedule 10 (partially)
S.I. 1999/340
1 March 1999
Schedule 11 (for certain purposes)
S.I. 1999/340
15 February 1999
(for all other purposes)
S.I. 1999/2204
2 August 1999
Schedule 12 (partially)
S.I. 1999/2204
1 October 1999
Schedule 13 (partially)
S.I. 1999/2204
1 October 1999
Schedule 14 (partially)
S.I. 1999/340
1 June 1999
S.I. 1999/2204
2 August 1999
Schedule 15 (partially)
S.I. 1999/340
1 March 1999
S.I. 1999/2204
1 October 1999
(1)
1998 c. 47.
