Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973

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The Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 was UK legislation that abolished the Parliament of Northern Ireland and established a new constitutional framework and power-sharing arrangements for governing Northern Ireland during the Troubles.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
constitutional law ⓘ
abolishedBody Parliament of Northern Ireland ⓘ
abolishedInstitution Stormont Parliament ⓘ
aimedTo establish a new constitutional framework for governing Northern Ireland ⓘ
implement power-sharing arrangements between unionist and nationalist communities ⓘ
replace direct rule with devolved institutions ⓘ
amendedBy Northern Ireland Act 1974 ⓘ
appliesToTerritory Northern Ireland ⓘ
category 1973 in British law ⓘ
Acts of the Parliament of the United Kingdom concerning Northern Ireland ⓘ
Constitutional laws of the United Kingdom ⓘ
containsProvisionOn disqualification of members of the Northern Ireland Assembly ⓘ
entrenched status of Northern Ireland in the United Kingdom subject to consent ⓘ
executive powers of the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland ⓘ
requirement of majority consent in Northern Ireland for any change in its constitutional status ⓘ
reserved and excepted matters ⓘ
context The Troubles ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
createdBody Northern Ireland Assembly (1973) ⓘ
createdInstitution power-sharing Executive of Northern Ireland ⓘ
historicalPeriod late 20th century United Kingdom constitutional reform ⓘ
jurisdiction Northern Ireland ⓘ
language English ⓘ
legalSystem law of the United Kingdom ⓘ
legislature Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
parliament Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
precededBy Northern Ireland (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972 ⓘ
providedFor arrangements for cross-border institutions with the Republic of Ireland ⓘ
devolved legislature for Northern Ireland ⓘ
executive authority in Northern Ireland shared between unionist and nationalist representatives ⓘ
relatedTo Northern Ireland Act 1974 ⓘ
Northern Ireland Act 1998 ⓘ
Sunningdale Agreement ⓘ
repealedBy Northern Ireland Act 1998 ⓘ
repealedInPartBy Northern Ireland Act 1998 ⓘ
royalAssent 1973 ⓘ
shortTitle Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 ⓘ
status repealed ⓘ
subjectMatter abolition of the Parliament of Northern Ireland ⓘ
constitutional arrangements for Northern Ireland ⓘ
devolution ⓘ
power-sharing government ⓘ
relations between Northern Ireland and the rest of the United Kingdom ⓘ
status of Northern Ireland within the United Kingdom ⓘ
yearEnacted 1973 ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of Ireland Act 1920 → partiallySupersededBy → Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 ⓘ
Northern Ireland Assembly (1973) → createdBy → Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 ⓘ
Northern Ireland Assembly (1973) → legalBasis → Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 ⓘ
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland → createdBy → Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 ⓘ
Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 → shortTitle → Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 ⓘ
Northern Ireland Act 1974 → relatedTo → Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 ⓘ
United Kingdom–Northern Ireland relations → governedBy → Northern Ireland Act 1973 ⓘ
linked to: Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973
Acts of the Parliament of Northern Ireland → regulatedBy → Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (in relation to their continuing effect) ⓘ
linked to: Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973
Northern Ireland (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972 → relatedLegislation → Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 ⓘ
Chief Executive of Northern Ireland → createdBy → Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 ⓘ