Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Act 2022

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Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Act 2022
Act of Parliament
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Long title An Act to make provision about Ministerial appointments, extraordinary Assembly elections, the Ministerial Code of Conduct and petitions of concern in Northern Ireland.
Citation 2022 c. 2
Introduced by Brandon Lewis, Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Commons)
Lord Caine, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland (Lords)
Territorial extent 
Dates
Royal assent 8 February 2022
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Amends
Status: Current legislation
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Text of the Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Act 2022 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Act 2022 (c. 2) is an act of Parliament that implements parts of the New Decade, New Approach agreement made following the three-year suspension of the Northern Ireland Executive as agreed by the Government of the United Kingdom, Government of Ireland and the political parties of Northern Ireland. [1]

Contents

Background

Following the New Decade, New Approach agreement, the Democratic Unionist Party, Sinn Féin, the Ulster Unionist Party, the Social Democratic and Labour Party, and the Alliance Party entered into a power sharing Executive on 12 January 2020. This Executive, however, fell due to the resignation of the DUP First Minister over disputes surrounding the Northern Ireland Protocol.

Provisions

According to the Northern Ireland Office, the legislation has the provisions of:

References

  1. "Northern Ireland (Ministers, Elections and Petitions of Concern) Act 2022".
  2. Open Government Licence logo.svg  This article incorporates text published under the British Open Government Licence : Northern Ireland Office (12 May 2021). "NORTHERN IRELAND (MINISTERS, ELECTIONS AND PETITIONS OF CONCERN) BILL EXPLANATORY NOTES".