Statutory Rules (Northern Ireland) Order 1979

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].

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.]

• The Fisheries Conservancy Board for Northern Ireland.

• [F7The Foyle, Carlingford and Irish Lights Commission].

• [F8The Northern Ireland Assembly Commission]

• [F9The Northern Ireland Authority for Energy Regulation.]

• [F7Waterways Ireland]

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

• The presiding officer of the Assembly.

• [F10The Registrar of Credit Unions for Northern Ireland].