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Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973
Act of Parliament
Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973
United Kingdom
Long titleAn Act to make new provision for the government of Northern Ireland
Citation1973 c. 36
Introduced byWilliam Whitelaw, Northern Ireland Secretary (Commons)
Territorial extent Northern Ireland
Dates
Royal assent18 July 1973
Commencement18 July 1973
Other legislation
Amended by
  • Patents, Designs and Marks Act 1986
  • Social Security Act 1990
  • Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990
  • Child Support Act 1991
  • National Lottery etc. Act 1993
  • Pension Schemes Act 1993
  • Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992
  • Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993
  • Northern Ireland Act 1998
  • Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002
  • Law Officers Act 1997
  • Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1981
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which received the royal assent on 18 July 1973. The act abolished the suspended Parliament of Northern Ireland and the post of Governor and made provision for a devolved administration consisting of an Executive chosen by the new Northern Ireland Assembly devised under the Sunningdale Agreement; the assembly had already been created by the Northern Ireland Assembly Act 1973, passed two months earlier.

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