Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979

Article 3(1).

SCHEDULE 1N.I.RULE-MAKING AUTHORITIES

PART IN.I.AUTHORITIES WHO ARE RULE-MAKING AUTHORITIES

Administrative authoritiesN.I.

  • The Secretary of State.

  • The Minister for the Civil Service.

  • [F1The First Minister and deputy First Minister acting jointly.]

  • The Treasury.

  • The Commissioners of Customs and Excise.

  • The Commissioners of Inland Revenue.

  • Any Northern Ireland department or the[F1 Minister] of such a department.

  • [F2Any officer acting by virtue of a Minute made by the Minister of a department under Article 4(2)(b) of the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999].

F1SI 1999/663

Legal authoritiesN.I.

  • The Lord Chancellor.

  • The Lord Chief Justice or any other judge of the High Court or the Court of Appeal.

  • The Attorney-General.

  • The Non-contentious Costs Committee established under Article[F3 71] of the Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 [1976 NI 12] .

  • The Northern Ireland Crown Court Rules Committee.

  • [F4The Northern Ireland Family Proceedings Rules Committee].

  • The Northern Ireland Supreme Court Rules Committee.

  • Any authority having for the time being power to make—

    (a)

    county court rules;

    (b)

    magistrates' courts rules; or

    (c)

    rules or orders under section 21 of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954 [1954 c.33] , regulating the practice and procedure of any court or tribunal.

Other authoritiesN.I.

  • The Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary.

  • [F5The Director General of Electricity Supply for Northern Ireland.]

  • [F6The Director General of Gas for Northern Ireland.]

  • F7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • [F8The Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission].

  • [F9The Northern Ireland Assembly Commission]

  • F10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

  • [F11The Northern Ireland Authority for [F12Utility] Regulation.]

  • [F8Waterways Ireland]

  • The Pharmaceutical Society of Northern Ireland or the Council of that Society.

  • The presiding officer of the Assembly.

  • F13....

PART IIN.I.RULE-MAKING AUTHORITIES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4( b)

Administrative authoritiesN.I.

  • The Secretary of State (in relation, by virtue of[F14 section 95(5) of and paragraph 8 of Schedule 12 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998], to any power originally conferred on the Governor either acting alone or by and with the advice of the Privy Council of Northern Ireland).

  • Any Northern Ireland department or the[F15 Minister] of such a department.

  • [F16Any officer acting by virtue of a Minute made by the Minister of a department under Article 4(2)(b) of the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999].

Legal authoritiesN.I.

  • The Lord Chief Justice.

Other authoritiesN.I.

  • The Chief Constable of the Royal Ulster Constabulary.