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  1. Northern Ireland Law Commission

    The Northern Ireland Law Commission is a Law Commission in Northern Ireland that will be created under section 50 of the Justice Northern Ireland Act 2002 , implementing recommendations following the Good Friday Agreement . The Act has not yet been brought into force, but it is expected that the Northern Ireland Law Commission will be created in 2007. It will replace the exising non statutory Law Reform Advisory Committee . The Northern Ireland Law Commission will keep the Northern Irish law law of Northern Ireland under review, with a view to law reform . It will have five members, a part time chairman and four full time commissioners, appointed by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland . The chairman will be a judge of the High Court of Northern Ireland , who will retain judicial office while acting as chairman. The other commissioners will include a barrister , a solicitor , a legal academic, and a layperson. NI stub External links http www.opsi.gov.uk acts acts2002 20026 d.htm 50 Section 50 of the Justice Northern Ireland Act 2002 Category Law in Northern Ireland Category Organisations based in Northern Ireland ...   more details



  1. Northern Ireland law

    Northern Ireland law refers to the legal system of statutory law statute and common law operating in Northern Ireland since Northern Ireland was established as a separate Jurisdiction area jurisdiction ... and Wales Northern Ireland law in Northern Ireland Scots law in Scotland . Northern Ireland is a common ... Northern Ireland and England and Wales. The current statute law of Northern Ireland comprises those Acts of Parliament of the United Kingdom Parliament that apply to Northern Ireland and acts of the devolved Northern Ireland Assembly , as well as statutory instruments made by departments of the Northern ... InformationServices TheLibrary FileStore Filetoupload,11376,en.pdf PDF Northern Ireland law ... of Europe DEFAULTSORT Northern Ireland Law Category Law in Northern Ireland NI stub UK law stub Ireland ... of the Parliament of Northern Ireland passed between 1921 and 1972, certain Acts of the Irish Parliament ... to Ireland under Poyning s Law between 1494 and 1782. Criminal law Criminal offences Offences against the person main Offence against the person Child destruction Northern Ireland Child destruction ... ukpga 1998 32 section 68 section 68 of the Police Northern Ireland Act 1998 Incitement to sedition ... UK Parliament Northern Ireland Assembly current Northern Ireland Assembly 1973 Northern Ireland Assembly 1973 1974 legislative power in 1974 only Parliament of Northern Ireland 1921 1973 prorogued 1972 73 Legal system Courts of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service Attorney General for Northern Ireland Advocate General for Northern Ireland Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland Policing Police Service of Northern Ireland Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Policing Board Laws List of Acts of the Northern Ireland Parliament List of Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly List of statutory rules of Northern Ireland List of Orders in Council for Northern Ireland Other Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission References Refimprove date October ...   more details



  1. Law Society of Northern Ireland

    File Law Society Logo The http www.lawsoc ni.org Law Society of Northern Ireland is a professional body established by Royal Charter granted on 10 July 1922 and whose powers and duties are to regulate the solicitors profession in Northern Ireland with the aim of protecting the public. Under the Solicitors Northern Ireland Order 1976, the Law Society acts as the http www.lawsoc ni.org role of the law society regulation regulatory authority governing the education, accounts, discipline and professional conduct of solicitors in order to maintain the independence, ethical standards, professional competence and quality of services offered to the public. The Society operates through an elected Council of thirty members, all practising solicitors who serve on a voluntary basis. The Society employs qualified solicitors and chartered accountant s to carry out the administrative role of the Society. The Society s role is to regulate and to provide a service for its members. http www.lawsoc ni.org role of the law society regulation Regulation of solicitors includes the annual issue of a Practising ... links http www.lawsoc ni.org Official website Law firms of the United Kingdom Category Law societies Northern Ireland, Law Society of Category Legal organisations in the United Kingdom Category Organisations based in Northern Ireland Category Organizations established in 1922 Category 1922 establishments in Northern Ireland ... out as a solicitor entitled to practice in Northern Ireland. The Society has a dedicated department ... changes to the law including the impact of the changes on solicitors, their clients and the community. In 2010, the Society welcomed the Devolution of Policing and Justice powers to the Northern Ireland ... The Law Society Presidential and Chief Executive team consists of the President, Senior Vice President ... Management Team The Chief Executive of the Law Society is Mr Alan Hunter who is supported by a senior ...   more details



  1. Northern Ireland

    , trying to uphold law and order in Northern Ireland and the right of the people of Northern Ireland ... nationality law As part of the United Kingdom, people from Northern Ireland are British citizens ... Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly elected in 2007 MLA leader title3 First Minister and deputy ... Kingdom general election, 2010 MP leader title5 Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Secretary ... 99.15 White people White 91.0 Northern Ireland born, 8.15 other white , 0.41 Asian people Asian ... output EXT20032908c.xls title Northern Ireland Census 2001 Commissioned Output publisher ... languages Northern Ireland has no official language. The use of English has been established through ... is 028 within the UK and 048 from the Republic of Ireland Northern Ireland lang ga Tuaisceart ... England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. ref ref name Number10CountriesWithinACountry cite ... Kingdom is made up of four countries England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Its full name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland...Northern Ireland is a part of the United ... of the United Kingdom . Northern Ireland consists of Counties of Northern Ireland six of the nine ... government devolved Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland government and Parliament of Northern Ireland parliament . These institutions were Northern Ireland Temporary Provisions ... finally resulted in the Northern Ireland Act 1998 establishment in 1998 of the present day Northern Ireland Executive and Northern Ireland Assembly . The Assembly operates on consociational democracy principles requiring cross community support. Northern Ireland was for many years the site of a violent ... are predominantly Protestant . Unionists want Northern Ireland to remain as a part of the United Kingdom, ref http www.uup.org policy standing up for northern ireland index.php Standing up for Northern ..., 1997, Rethinking ethnicity arguments and explorations , SAGE Publicatoins London In Northern Ireland ...   more details



  1. Northern Ireland Act 1974

    The Northern Ireland Act 1974 was a law enacted by the Parliament of the United Kingdom . External links http cain.ulst.ac.uk hmso nia1974.htm Text of the Act Category History of Northern Ireland NorthernIreland stub UK law stub ...   more details



  1. Advocate General for Northern Ireland

    refimprove date July 2009 The Advocate General for Northern Ireland is the chief legal adviser to the UK Government on Northern Ireland legal matters and the office is held by the Attorney General for England and Wales . ref section 27, Justice Northern Ireland Act 2002 c.26 ref The Advocate General was created as a separate office upon the devolution of policing and justice powers to the Northern Ireland Assembly . The chief legal adviser to the Northern Ireland Executive is the Attorney General for Northern Ireland . Office holders Patricia Scotland, Baroness Scotland of Asthal The Baroness Scotland of Asthal 2010 Dominic Grieve 2010 present See also Law Officers of the Crown Department of Justice Northern Ireland Department of Justice References reflist Category Law in Northern Ireland Category Law in the United Kingdom Category Attorneys general Northern Ireland Category Region specific legal occupations Category Legal ethics Category Law Officers of the Crown in the United Kingdom ...   more details



  1. Great Seal of Northern Ireland

    Seals insignia Northern Ireland Category Government of Northern Ireland Category Law in Northern Ireland NI stub UK gov stub UK law stub ...unreferenced date October 2008 The Great Seal of Northern Ireland is the Great Seal seal used for Northern Ireland . The great seal is currently under the possession of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland . The Great Seal was created by the Irish Free State Consequential Provisions Act 1922 on the creation of Northern Ireland for possession by the Governor of Northern Ireland to be used for all matters in Northern Ireland for which the Great Seal of Ireland was theretofore used ref Irish Free State Consequential Provisions Act 1922, Schedule, paragraph 2 4 . ref This remained until the imposition of direct rule when it was presented to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland. Uses Judges of the High Court of Northern Ireland , Lords Justice of Appeal and the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland are appointed by Her Majesty by letters patent under the Great Seal of Northern Ireland. ref Judicature Northern Ireland Act 1978, section 12, as substituted by the Northern Ireland Act 2009 ref Royal Assent to Bills of the Northern Ireland Assembly are signified by Letters Patent under the Great Seal of Northern Ireland. ref Northern Ireland Act 1998, section 5 3 . ref Wafer Seals The Northern Ireland Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1945 authorised the preparation and use of a die bearing the same device as the obverse of the seal, and the impression embossed by means of the die on, or on a wafer or other material attached to, a document confers on the document the same validity ... Northern Ireland Miscellaneous Provisions Act 1945, section 3. ref . Section 49 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 makes similar provision for the creation of a Wafer Great Seal of Northern Ireland, which is valid for use on Letter Patent signifying Royal Assent to Bills of the Northern Ireland Assembly ...   more details



  1. Northern Ireland Office

    law human rights and Equality before the law equality national security in Northern Ireland ... ref http www.taoiseach.gov.ie eng Department of the Taoiseach Policy Sections Northern Ireland Department of the Taoiseach Northern Ireland ref the Department of Justice and Law Reform on national ... Department of Justice and Law Reform Terrorism ref ref http www.justice.ie en JELR Pages Northern Ireland Department of Justice and Law Reform Northern Ireland ref the Department of the Environment, Heritage ...Politics of Northern Ireland PoliticsUK The Northern Ireland Office NIO is a United Kingdom government department responsible for Northern Ireland affairs. The NIO is led by the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland , and is based in Northern Ireland at Stormont House . Role The NIO s role is to maintain ... Agreement and the devolution of criminal justice and policing to the Northern Ireland Assembly . ref ... Northern Ireland interests at United Kingdom Government UK Government level and the interests of the UK Government in Northern Ireland. ref http www.nio.gov.uk index about the nio.htm Northern Ireland ... many of the NIO s previous responsibilities to the Northern Ireland Assembly and its devolved government, the Northern Ireland Executive . The Department of Justice Northern Ireland Department ... Ireland through the NIO, in lieu of the Northern Ireland Executive , was referred to as direct rule . Ministers The current ministers at the NIO are Secretary of State for Northern Ireland &mdash Owen Paterson MP Conservative Minister of State for Northern Ireland &mdash Hugo Swire MP Conservative The Director General is Hilary Jackson. ref cite web url http www.nio.gov.uk northern ireland office departmental report 2009.pdf title Northern Ireland Office Departmental Report 2009 publisher Northern Ireland Office work www.nio.gov.uk accessdate 2009 12 26 ref See also Northern Ireland Affairs Committee Northern Ireland Assembly Northern Ireland Executive Department of Justice Northern ...   more details



  1. Outline of Northern Ireland

    Ireland Law and order in Northern Ireland main Northern Ireland law Capital punishment in Northern ... Freedom of religion in Northern Ireland LGBT rights in Northern Ireland Law enforcement in Northern ...See also List of Northern Ireland related topics File Europe location N IRL2.png thumb 220px Location of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland is Countries of the United Kingdom one of the four countries of the United ... and Northern Ireland. ref ref name Number10CountriesWithinACountry cite web url http www.number10.gov.uk ... countries England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Its full name is the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland...Northern Ireland is a part of the United Kingdom with a devolved ... Kingdom . Northern Ireland was Partition of Ireland created as a distinct Administrative geography ... and Ireland. Northern Ireland was for many years the site of a violent and bitter ethno political conflict ... . Unionists want Northern Ireland to remain part of the United Kingdom, ref http www.uup.org policy standing up for northern ireland index.php Standing up for Northern Ireland www.uup.org. Retrieved ... London In Northern Ireland the objectives of contemporary nationalists are the reunification ... of and topical guide to Northern Ireland double image right Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 180 Northern Ireland coat of arms.png 180 The Union Flag is the official Flag of Northern Ireland Coat of arms of Northern Ireland obsolete TOC limit limit 2 General reference International Phonetic Alphabet ... a .l nd Common English country name s Northern Ireland Official English country name s Northern Ireland ... Official endonym s Northern Ireland List of adjectival and demonymic forms of place names Countries ... Countries and nations Demonym s Irish, Northern Irish Geography of Northern Ireland Main article Geography of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland is a constituent country of the United Kingdom . See Countries ... but not on the mainland Europe Northern Europe and Western Europe British Isles Ireland the northeastern ...   more details



  1. List of years in Northern Ireland

    This is a list of years in Northern Ireland which was established on 3 May 1921. For only articles about years in Northern Ireland that have been written, see Category Years in Northern Ireland . Twenty first century 2011 in Northern Ireland 2011 2010 in Northern Ireland 2010 2009 in Northern Ireland 2009 2008 in Northern Ireland 2008 2007 in Northern Ireland 2007 2006 in Northern Ireland 2006 2005 in Northern Ireland 2005 2004 in Northern Ireland 2004 2003 in Northern Ireland 2003 2002 in Northern Ireland 2002 2001 in Northern Ireland 2001 Twentieth century 2000 in Northern Ireland 2000 1999 in Northern Ireland 1999 1998 in Northern Ireland 1998 1997 in Northern Ireland 1997 1996 in Northern Ireland 1996 1995 in Northern Ireland 1995 1994 in Northern Ireland 1994 1993 in Northern Ireland 1993 1992 in Northern Ireland 1992 1991 in Northern Ireland 1991 1990 in Northern Ireland 1990 1989 in Northern Ireland 1989 1988 in Northern Ireland 1988 1987 in Northern Ireland 1987 1986 in Northern Ireland 1986 1985 in Northern Ireland 1985 1984 in Northern Ireland 1984 1983 in Northern Ireland 1983 1982 in Northern Ireland 1982 1981 in Northern Ireland 1981 1980 in Northern Ireland 1980 1979 in Northern Ireland 1979 1978 in Northern Ireland 1978 1977 in Northern Ireland 1977 1976 in Northern Ireland 1976 1975 in Northern Ireland 1975 1974 in Northern Ireland 1974 1973 in Northern Ireland 1973 1972 in Northern Ireland 1972 1971 in Northern Ireland 1971 1970 in Northern Ireland 1970 1969 in Northern Ireland 1969 1968 in Northern Ireland 1968 1967 in Northern Ireland 1967 1966 in Northern Ireland 1966 1965 in Northern Ireland 1965 1964 in Northern Ireland 1964 1963 in Northern Ireland 1963 1962 in Northern Ireland 1962 1961 in Northern Ireland 1961 1960 in Northern Ireland 1960 1959 in Northern Ireland 1959 1958 in Northern Ireland 1958 1957 in Northern Ireland 1957 1956 in Northern Ireland 1956 1955 in Northern Ireland 1955 1954 in Northern Ireland 1954 1953 in Northern Ireland 1953 ...   more details



  1. Northern Ireland Assembly (1973)

    Politics of Northern Ireland 1972 98 The Northern Ireland Assembly was a Legislature legislative assembly set up by the Her Majesty s Government Government of the United Kingdom on 3 May 1973 to restore Devolution devolved government to Northern Ireland with the power sharing Northern Ireland Executive 1974 Northern Ireland Executive made up of Unionism in Ireland unionists and Irish nationalism nationalists . Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1973 Elections were held on 28 June 1973. The Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 , which received the Royal Assent on 18 July 1973, abolished the suspended Parliament of Northern Ireland and the post of Governor of Northern Ireland Governor and made provision for a devolved administration consisting of an Executive government Executive chosen by the Assembly. The Assembly met for the first time on 31 July 1973. Following the Sunningdale Agreement , a Northern Ireland Executive 1974 power sharing Executive was established from 1 January 1974. After opposition from within the Ulster Unionist Party UUP and the Ulster Workers Council strike , the Executive and Assembly collapsed on 28 May 1974 when Brian Faulkner resigned as Chief Executive. Members of the Northern Ireland Executive Chief Executive Brian Faulkner UUP Deputy Chief Executive Gerry Fitt SDLP Minister of Finance Herbert Kirk UUP Minister of Commerce John Hume SDLP Minister of Environment ... and Planning Austin Currie SDLP Legal Minister and head of the Office of Law Reform Oliver Napier Alliance Minister of Information John L. Baxter UUP See also Northern Ireland Executive 1974 Members of the Northern Ireland Assembly elected in 1973 Northern Ireland Assembly election, 1973 Category Government of Northern Ireland Category The Troubles Northern Ireland Category 1973 establishments Category 1973 in Northern Ireland Category 1974 disestablishments Category 1974 in Northern Ireland legislature stub Ireland hist stub ...   more details



  1. Privy Council (Northern Ireland)

    Unreferenced date April 2008 Politics of Northern Ireland 1921 72 The Privy Council of Northern Ireland was a formal body of advisors to the British Crown sovereign and was a vehicle for the monarch s prerogative power s in Northern Ireland. It was modelled on the Privy Council of the United Kingdom . The Council was created in 1922 as a result of the division of Ireland into the Irish Free State and Northern Ireland . The latter remained part of the United Kingdom albeit with its own Parliament of Northern Ireland parliament . The previous Privy Council of Ireland , however, was never formally abolished, remaining theoretically in existence though devoid of members other than the Lord Mayor of Dublin , who continued to be styled Right Honourable as a result. ref Though the Privy Council was de facto abolished in 1922, the Lord Mayor continued to be entitled to be addressed as the Right Honourable as a result of the Municipal Corporations Ireland Act 1840 , which granted the title in law. The Local Government Act 2001 finally removed the title as a consequence of the repeal of the 1840 act. ref The Privy Council of Northern Ireland consisted of senior members of the Northern Ireland government including the Prime Minister of Northern Ireland its members were appointed for life. The Council rarely met and was largely a ceremonial body with its responsibilities exercised by the Cabinet government cabinet . It became dormant in 1972 when the Parliament of Northern Ireland was suspended and its powers were transferred to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland , a member of the British ... when devolution was reinstated with the creation of the Northern Ireland Assembly in 1998. Members ... letters PC NI . Footnotes references See also List of members of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland List of Northern Ireland members of the Privy Council List of Northern Ireland members of the U.K. Privy Council Category History of Northern Ireland Category Privy councils Northern Ireland Category ...   more details



  1. Department of Justice (Northern Ireland)

    Ireland Northern Ireland law References Reflist External links http www.dojni.gov.uk Department ... Category Northern Ireland Executive Category Organisations based in Northern Ireland Category Law ...Politics of Northern Ireland The Department of Justice is a devolved Northern Ireland government department in the Northern Ireland Executive . The current Minister of Justice Northern Ireland Minister of Justice is David Ford , who is a member of the Northern Ireland Executive . The Department was established on 12 April 2010 as part of the devolution of justice matters to the Northern Ireland Assembly ... for Northern Ireland Forensic Science Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Prison Service Youth Justice Agency Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service and the following non departmental public bodies are responsible to it Probation Board for Northern Ireland The Minister is elected by cross community vote in the Northern Ireland Assembly . ref cite web url http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi northern ... web url http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi northern ireland 8615741.stm title David Ford secures justice job ... everyday policing and justice powers in Northern Ireland. These include ref cite web url http www.opsi.gov.uk si si2010 uksi 20100977 en 1 The title Northern Ireland Act 1998 Amendment of Schedule 3 Order 2010 publisher Opsi.gov.uk date 2010 07 15 accessdate 2011 01 24 ref Northern Ireland law criminal law Police Service of Northern Ireland policing Public Prosecution Service prosecution public order Courts of Northern Ireland courts Northern Ireland Prison Service prisons and probation Some ... to Westminster ref cite web author Northern Ireland Assembly Information Office url http www.niassembly.gov.uk ... Crime Agency accommodation of Northern Ireland Prison Service prisoners in separated conditions Parades in Northern Ireland parades security of explosives A limited number of justice matters remain ... title Northern Ireland Act 1998, Schedule 2 publisher Opsi.gov.uk date 1998 06 25 accessdate 2011 ...   more details



  1. Bar of Northern Ireland

    Members of the Bar of Northern Ireland Members of the Bar of Northern Ireland Sources http www.barlibrary.com Bar Library, Belfast DEFAULTSORT Bar Of Northern Ireland Category Law in Northern Ireland Category Law in the United Kingdom Category Bar of Northern Ireland UK law stub NI stub ...The Bar of Northern Ireland , or Northern Irish Bar , is the association of barrister s for Northern Ireland , comprising as at September 2007 just under 600 members. It is based in the Bar Library, part of the Royal Courts of Justice, Belfast Royal Courts of Justice in Belfast , together with the Bar Council of Northern Ireland the professional body of the members of the Northern Irish Bar , and the Executive Council. The Executive Council has taken on many of the functions formerly exercised by the Bencher s of the Inn of Court of Northern Ireland ref in full, the Honourable Society of the Inn of Court of Northern Ireland ref , which was established at a meeting of the Bench and Bar held on 11 January 1926. Before 1920, there was no separate Bar of Northern Ireland barristers were called either to the Irish Bar or the Bar of England and Wales . After the Government of Ireland Act 1920 , the Lord Chief Justice of Northern Ireland called members of the Bar to the Inner Bar in Northern Ireland as King s Counsel . From 11 January 1926 there were the Inn of Court of Northern Ireland governed by the Benchers of the Inn ref comprising all the Judges of the Supreme Court, the Attorney General and at least nine practising members of the Bar of Northern Ireland ref and the Bar Council ref in full, the General Council of the Bar of Northern Ireland ref . The present constitution was adopted on 5 October 1983, and also governs the Bar of Northern Ireland and the Bar Council. For many years ... Mary McAleese Professor Mary McAleese, The President of Ireland , on 29 April 2005, to provide ... , meetings, dining and receptions, has afforded the Inn the means of providing the Northern Irish ...   more details



  1. Northern Ireland Act 1998

    any Act of the British Parliament as far as it is part of the law of Northern Ireland . ref This section ... in so far as it is part of the law of Northern Ireland. Northern Ireland Act 1998, Part II, Legislative ...Infobox UK Legislation short title Northern Ireland Act 1998 parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom long title sup An Act to make new provision for the government of Northern Ireland for the purpose of implementing the agreement reached at multi party talks on Northern Ireland set out in Command Paper 3883. sup statute book chapter 1998 c. 47 introduced by territorial extent Northern Ireland royal ... text http www.opsi.gov.uk acts acts1998 ukpga 19980047 en 1 activeTextDocId 2045126 The Northern Ireland ... a devolved legislature for Northern Ireland , the Northern Ireland Assembly , after decades of direct ... 1920 , parts of the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 , and established new rules in line with the European Union and the Northern Ireland peace process , subsequent to the Belfast Agreement of 1998. The Act allows for a devolved Northern Ireland Assembly of 108 members. Membership of the assembly ... to standards and responsibilities. Northern Ireland remains a part of the United Kingdom until or unless a majority vote in a referendum determines otherwise. The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland ... ref ref Aughey, Arthur The politics of Northern Ireland beyond the Belfast Agreement . Routledge ... Belfast Agreement Ireland Act 1949 Further reading Walker, Graham. Scotland, Northern Ireland, and Devolution ... External links UK SLD 2045126 the Northern Ireland Act 1998 OPSI http www.opsi.gov.uk acts acts1998 ukpga 19980047 en 1 the Northern Ireland Act 1998 http www.niassembly.gov.uk Website of the Northern Ireland Assembly UK legislation Devolution in the United Kingdom Category Government of Northern Ireland Category United Kingdom Acts of Parliament 1998 Category Constitutional laws of Northern Ireland Category Unionism Category Northern Ireland peace process Category 1998 in Northern Ireland de Northern ...   more details



  1. Northern Ireland Ombudsman

    nofootnotes date April 2008 The Northern Ireland Ombudsman combines two official offices, the Assembly Ombudsman for Northern Ireland and the Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints . The Office of the Northern Ireland Ombudsman was established in 1969, but its current governing statutes are the Ombudsman Northern Ireland Order 1996 and the Commissioner for Complaints Northern Ireland Order 1996. His role is to deal with complaints of maladministration by government and public bodies in Northern Ireland . Unlike the Public Services Ombudsman for Wales , he has no role in investigating individual ethical conduct by councillors. The Ombudsman is appointed by the Queen. The current Ombudsman, holding both offices, is Tom Frawley CBE, who was appointed in 2000. ref http www.ni ombudsman.org.uk Northern Ireland Ombudsman ref Bodies the Ombudsman may investigate ref Ombudsman Northern Ireland Order 1996 and Commissioner for Complaints Northern Ireland Order 1996 ref As Assembly Ombudsman the Ombudsman may investigate Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland Northern Ireland Government Departments Government agencies and other government organizations The Administrative ... in Northern Ireland Local councils Education and library boards Harbour authorities Health and social ... Agencies Northern Ireland Housing Executive The Housing Executive Housing association Registered ... Amendment Northern Ireland Order 1997, his functions include complaints about doctors, dentists ... for Scotland Public Services Ombudsman for Wales Commissioner for Children and Young People, Northern Ireland References Reflist External links http www.ni ombudsman.org.uk Northern Ireland Ombudsman ... for England Coverage on a UK law wiki http www.guardian.co.uk public features story 0,,2049122,00.html Guardian news article How to set the highest standards locally Category Ombudsmen in Northern Ireland Category Local government in Northern Ireland Category Organisations based in Northern Ireland ...   more details



  1. John Larkin (Northern Ireland)

    John Larkin, Queen s Counsel QC is the Attorney General for Northern Ireland . ref http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi northern ireland 10148375.stm New attorney general John Larkin may need more powers ref He is the first person to hold the office separately since its functions were assumed by the Attorney General for England and Wales in 1972. He would be the first holder of the office not to be a politician sitting in either the Parliament of Northern Ireland , at Stormont, or the UK Parliament . ref Citation last Larkin first John author2 link title Profile of North s AG apparent newspaper Irish Times year 2010 url http www.irishtimes.com newspaper breaking 2010 0205 breaking34.htm accessdate 2010 02 06 ref Larkin was born in Belfast , Northern Ireland and was educated at St Mary s CBGS Belfast St Mary s Christian Brothers Grammar School , Belfast , and Queen s University Belfast , where he read law. He was subsequently called to the Bar of Northern Ireland and practised as a barrister. In the early 1980s he was involved in politics as a member of the Alliance Party of Northern Ireland , but ceased ... as Reid Professor of Criminal Law, Criminology and Penal Law at Trinity College, Dublin . He returned to Northern Ireland in the 1990s to work at the Northern Ireland Bar, specialising in administrative law, civil liberties and human rights, competition and constitutional law, defamation and judicial review. s start s off succession box title Attorney General for Northern Ireland before Patricia ... DATE OF BIRTH PLACE OF BIRTH Belfast , Northern Ireland DATE OF DEATH PLACE OF DEATH DEFAULTSORT Larkin, John Category Law in Northern Ireland Category Attorneys General for Northern Ireland Category Barristers from Northern Ireland Category People associated with Trinity College, Dublin Category Alumni of Queen s University Belfast Category Members of the Bar of Northern Ireland Category People ... UK law bio stub ...   more details



  1. Attorney General for Northern Ireland

    Cleanup date November 2008 The Attorney General for Northern Ireland is the chief legal adviser to the Northern Ireland Executive for both civil and criminal matters that fall within the devolved powers of the Northern Ireland Assembly . The Attorney General is also the chief public prosecutor for Northern Ireland. The current office holder, John Larkin Northern Ireland John Larkin assumed the current duties and powers, in respect of devolved matters, from the Attorney General for England and Wales on 12th April 2010, when justice powers were devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly . The Attorney General for England and Wales had performed the role of Attorney General for Northern Ireland since the prorogation of the Parliament of Northern Ireland in 1972. ref Section 1 2 of the Northern Ireland Temporary Provisions Act 1972 and section 10 of the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 ref ... matters are performed by another new office of Advocate General for Northern Ireland . The role and powers of the Attorney General for Northern Ireland are provided in the Justice Northern Ireland Act ... Minister and deputy First Minister First Minister and deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland .... The Attorney General for Northern Ireland is be responsible for the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland . Office holders Richard Best judge Richard Best MP 1921 1925 Anthony Babington ... Northern Ireland John Larkin 2010 present Source http www.election.demon.co.uk stormont administration.html References reflist See also Law Officers of the Crown External links http www.attorneygeneralni.gov.uk Office of the Attorney General for Northern Ireland Department of Justice Category Northern Ireland Executive Category Law in Northern Ireland Category Law in the United Kingdom Category Attorneys general Northern Ireland Category Region specific legal occupations Category Political office holders in Northern Ireland Category Legal ethics Category Law Officers of the Crown in the United ...   more details



  1. Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland

    File Writers Square, Belfast, July 2010 04 .JPG thumb right 180px Police Ombudsman s Office, Belfast, July 2010 The Office of the Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland is a non departmental public body intended to provide an independent, impartial police complaints system for the people and police under the Police Northern Ireland Acts of 1998 and 2000. Personnel The first Ombudsman was Nuala O Loan , who stood down in 2007. O Loan was rewarded for her services as Ombudsman by being appointed a Dame title Dame by Queen Elizabeth II . ref http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi northern ireland 7163301.stm O Loan made dame in honours list BBC News, 29 December 2007 ref She, along with the other recipients of 2008 New Year s Honours, were congratulated by First Minister of Northern Ireland First Minister Ian Paisley . ref http www.irishtimes.com newspaper frontpage 2007 1229 1198880064959.html?via mr O Loan and Lynam receive awards in British honours list Irish Times, 29 December 2007 ref Former Police Oversight Commissioner, Al Hutchinson , was appointed as her replacement and took up the office on 6 November 2007. ref http news.bbc.co.uk 1 hi northern ireland 6239612.stm Hain appoints new PSNI ombudsman BBC News, 26 June 2007 ref See also Police Service of Northern Ireland List of Government departments and agencies in Northern Ireland References reflist External links http www.policeombudsman.org Police Ombudsman Category Government of Northern Ireland Category Society of Northern Ireland Category Law enforcement in Northern Ireland Category Organisations based in Northern Ireland Category Ombudsmen in the United Kingdom Category Northern Ireland Office Category Non departmental public bodies of the United Kingdom government Category Northern Ireland peace process NorthernIreland stub fr Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland no Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland ...   more details



  1. Cabinet of Northern Ireland

    The Cabinet of Northern Ireland may refer to Executive Committee of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland , the devolved government from 1922 1972. Northern Ireland Executive , the cabinet of the Northern Ireland Executive established in 1998. disambig ...   more details



  1. Courts of Northern Ireland

    PoliticsNI The courts of Northern Ireland are the Civil law common law civil and Criminal law criminal court s responsible for the administration of justice in Northern Ireland they are constituted and governed by Northern Ireland law . The United Kingdom does not have a single unified judicial system ..., and Northern Ireland a third. There are exceptions to this rule, for example in immigration law, the Asylum ... Ireland Category Law in Northern Ireland Category Court systems in Northern Ireland ..., and Scotland but not Northern Ireland . In order to overcome problems resulting from the intimidation of jurors and witnesses, the right to a jury trial in Northern Ireland was suspended for certain ... is the responsibility of the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service . Supreme Court of the United ... . It took its duties up on 1 October 2009. It is the highest court of appeal in Northern Ireland ... The Court of Judicature of Northern Ireland is constituted by the Judicature Northern Ireland Act ... important superior court of Northern Ireland. It consists of the following courts ref Section 1, Judicature Northern Ireland Act 1978 ref The Court of Appeal Her Majesty s Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland The High Court Her Majesty s High Court of Justice in Northern Ireland The Crown Court Her Majesty s Crown Court in Northern Ireland The title of the court was changed ref Subsection ... . Court of Appeal The Court of Appeal in Northern Ireland is the highest court specifically of Northern ... right The Royal Courts of Justice, Belfast The High Court in Northern Ireland is, like its High Court ... . Crown Court The Crown Court in Northern Ireland hears more serious criminal cases. These are Indictable ... care centres when hearing proceedings brought under the Children Northern Ireland Order 1995 and appeals from the family proceedings courts. There are seven county court divisions in Northern Ireland ... hear proceedings brought under the Children Northern Ireland Order 1995. Additionally, there is the Enforcement ...   more details



  1. Northern Ireland legislation

    northernireland ni legislation.htm Northern Ireland Legislation, Office of Public Sector Information Category Law in Northern Ireland Category Government of Northern Ireland ... branch of government. In Northern Ireland this includes the Parliament of the United Kingdom hereafter Westminster and the Northern Ireland Assembly the Assembly . Legislation created by the Northern Ireland Parliament , which operated from 1921 to 1972, is still in effect. Subject Matter Westminster may still legislate on any Northern Ireland matter. In contrast the Assembly cannot legislate ... by the old Northern Ireland Parliament as an Act . Acts of the Northern Ireland Parliament are distinguished from Westminster Acts by the position of the phrase Northern Ireland inside their title. class wikitable Parliament Act Title Northern Ireland Abolished The Subject Matter Act Northern Ireland 1958 United Kingdom The Subject Matter Northern Ireland Act 1958 The Privy Council legislates ... used as primary legislation. ref cite web title Legal order Northern Ireland, European Judicial ... in Northern Ireland government department or agency to issue more detailed laws. The Privy ... of Northern Ireland was created in 1922, but became dormant in 1972 with the reinstatement of direct rule. Its advisory powers were then handed over to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland , who is head of the Northern Ireland Office . Secondary Legislation is titled a Statutory Instrument ... Act Statutory Rules & Orders 2002 8 May 2007 ref cite web title Acts of the Northern Ireland Assembly ... Northern Ireland Legislation, Factsheet L8, Legislation Series, House of Commons Information Office ...Orphan date February 2009 Context date October 2009 UK Legislative law is composed of primary and secondary or delegated legislation . Generally, primary legislation provides the framework and subordinate ..., but never operational, Council of Ireland , are now the remit of the Privy Council and may be transferred ...   more details



  1. List of schools in Northern Ireland

    The list of school s in Northern Ireland is divided into several articles List of primary schools in Northern Ireland List of secondary schools in Northern Ireland List of grammar schools in Northern Ireland List of integrated schools in Northern Ireland Education in Northern Ireland Schools in the United Kingdom Lists of schools in Europe Category Lists of schools in Northern Ireland Category Schools in Northern Ireland ...   more details



  1. 1931 in Northern Ireland

    Unreferenced date February 2007 YearInNorthernIrelandNav 1931 Events Ulster Canal abandoned. Arts and literature Sport Football The Northern Ireland national football team Northern Ireland international soccer team change the colour of their shirt from blue to green. Irish Football League Irish League Winners Glentoran F.C. Glentoran Irish Cup Winners Linfield F.C. Linfield 3 0 Ballymena United F.C. Ballymena United Births 15 February John Erritt , Deputy Director of the British Government Statistical Service d. 2002 in Northern Ireland 2002 . 9 April Patrick Walsh Bishop Patrick Walsh , Bishop of Down & Connor 1991 15 April Kenneth Bloomfield Sir Kenneth Bloomfield , former head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service and a member of the Northern Ireland Victims Commission and the Independent Commission for the Location of Victims Remains . 15 June Martin Smyth , Unionists Ireland Unionist politician and minister of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland . 28 June John Morrow peace activist John Morrow , Presbyterian minister and peace activist d. 2009 in Northern Ireland 2009 29 June Brian Hutton, Baron Hutton , former Judicial functions of the House of Lords Law Lord . 4 July Stephen Boyd , actor d. 1977 in Northern Ireland 1977 . 5 August Billy Bingham , footballer and football manager. 25 October Jimmy McIlroy , former international soccer player. 31 December Bob Shaw , science fiction novelist d. 1996 in Northern Ireland 1996 . Deaths DEFAULTSORT 1931 In Northern Ireland Category 1931 in Northern Ireland NI stub ...   more details



  1. B1 road (Northern Ireland)

    The B1 road or Ardglass Downpatrick road is a List of B roads in Northern Ireland B road in Northern Ireland connecting the B176 road Northern Ireland B176 road at Downpatrick and the A2 road Northern Ireland A2 road at Ardglass . NorthernIreland stub UK road stub Category Roads in Northern Ireland ...   more details




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