Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979

Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979

Citation	SI 1979/1573
Territorial extent	Northern Ireland
Dates
Made	3 December 1979
Commencement	3 January 1980
Status: Current legislation
Text of the Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979 (SI 1979/1573 (NI 12)) is an order in Council for Northern Ireland of the United Kingdom Parliament which governs the making of statutory rules. ^[1]

The order repeals the Statutory Rules Act (Northern Ireland) 1958, replacing all references to it in existing legislation with references to the order.

The Statutory Instruments Act 1946 provides a similar function for statutory instruments under the acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Previously the Statutory Instruments Act 1946 provided a similar for Welsh statutory instruments (until 2020) and Scottish statutory instruments (until 2011).

Definitions

The act defines statutory rules as "orders, rules, regulations or byelaws" if the power is conferred by: ^[1]

• any act of the Parliament of Northern unless the power is to be expressed by statutory instrument
• any act or measure of the Assembly, unless the power is expressed to be exercisable by statutory instrument
• any act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed before 1st January 1974, if the power relates to any matter in respect of which the Parliament of Northern Ireland had power to make laws and is not expressed to be exercisable by statutory instrument;
• any act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed after 1st January 1974, if the power is expressed to be exercisable by statutory rule

Procedure

Draft statutory rules

Draft statutory rules may be published. ^[1]

Consideration by examiner

An examiner considers all statutory rules and releases an annual report. ^[2]

Consideration by committee

The individual committees of the Northern Ireland Assembly consider statutory rules for their individual departments. ^[3]

Laying before the Assembly

Statutory rules are required to be laid before the Assembly to come into force. ^[1]

Revocation

Statutory rules may be revoked by statutory rule, Order in Council for Northern Ireland, by an act of Parliament, and by an act of the Assembly. ^[1]

Publication

Originally the order stated that statutory rules are to be published by the Government Printer known today as the King's Printer. ^[1] In the modern era, this means that they are available on legislation.gov.uk. ^[4]

References

1. "Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979", legislation.gov.uk , The National Archives, SI 1979/1573
2. Kelly, Angela (6 September 2024). Report of the Examiner of Statutory Rules to the Assembly and the Appropriate Committees (PDF) (Report). Archived (PDF) from the original on 18 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
3. Perry, Caroline (31 May 2024). "SL1: The Damages (Process for Setting Rate of Return) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2024" (PDF). Northern Ireland Assembly. Archived (PDF) from the original on 17 September 2024. Retrieved 18 September 2024.
4. "Understanding legislation". legislation.gov.uk. The National Archives. Archived from the original on 16 May 2024. Retrieved 17 September 2024.