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UKPGA-2023-21 Northern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) Act 2023 UK

Current to 2023-06-22

Contents
preamble

Be it enacted by the King’s most Excellent Majesty, by and with the advice and consent of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal, and Commons, in this present Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the same, as follows:—

Departmental functions

s. 1 — Period during which functions may be exercised in absence of Ministers

In section 3 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2022 (exercise of departmental functions in absence of ministers)—

s. 1(a)

in subsection (1), for “the period mentioned in subsection (2)” substitute “the current period in which there is no Executive”;

s. 1(b)

for subsection (2) substitute—

Advice and information

s. 2 — Advice and information on options for raising public revenue

After section 5 of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2022 insert—

s. 3 — Exception to Assembly power to call for witnesses and documents

In section 44 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (power to call witnesses and documents), in subsection (4)—

s. 3(a)

after “in connection with” insert ;

s. 3(b)

at the end insert

Accounts

s. 4 — Accounts etc to be laid before House of Commons
s. 4(1)

After section 67 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 insert—

s. 4(2)

Section 67A of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 applies in relation to the period in which the Northern Ireland Assembly is not functioning that began before this Act is passed as if that period had begun when this Act is passed.

General

s. 5 — Extent

This Act extends to—

s. 5(a)

England and Wales,

s. 5(b)

Scotland, and

s. 5(c)

Northern Ireland.

s. 6 — Commencement

This Act comes into force on the day on which it is passed.

s. 7 — Short title

This Act may be cited as the Northern Ireland (Interim Arrangements) Act 2023.