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Northern Ireland Assembly | |
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| Devolved Assembly | |
| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Established | 3 May 1973 |
| Disbanded | 28 May 1974 (ceased to function), 28 March 1975 (formally dissolved) |
| Preceded by | Parliament of Northern Ireland |
| Succeeded by | Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention |
| Elections | |
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| Parliament Buildings,Stormont,Belfast | |
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TheNorthern Ireland Assembly was alegislative assembly set up by theGovernment of the United Kingdom on 3 May 1973 to restoredevolved government toNorthern Ireland with the power-sharingNorthern Ireland Executive made up ofunionists andnationalists. It was dissolved in March 1975.
| Northern Ireland Assembly Act 1973 | |
|---|---|
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to establish a Northern Ireland Assembly and to provide for election to that Assembly. |
| Citation | 1973 c. 17 |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 3 May 1973 |
| Repealed | 2 December 1999 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repealed by | Northern Ireland Act 1998 |
Status: Repealed | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
The Assembly was created by section 1 of theNorthern Ireland Assembly Act 1973 (c. 17).[1]Elections were held on 28 June 1973.[2] TheNorthern Ireland Constitution Act 1973, which receivedroyal assent on 18 July 1973, abolished the suspendedParliament of Northern Ireland and the post ofGovernor and made provision for a devolved administration consisting of anExecutive chosen by the Assembly.[3]108 members were elected bySingle Transferable Vote from Northern Ireland's 12 Westminster constituencies, with 5 to 8 seats for each depending on its population.
The Assembly met for the first time on 31 July 1973. It electedNat Minford as its speaker in a chaotic first session.[4] Following theSunningdale Agreement, apower-sharing Executive was established from 1 January 1974. After opposition from within theUlster Unionist Party (UUP) and theUlster Workers' Council strike over the proposal of an all Ireland council, the Executive and Assembly collapsed on 28 May 1974 whenBrian Faulkner resigned as Chief Executive. The Assembly wasprorogued the following day,[5] but continued to exist in abeyance until formally dissolved on 28 March 1975, via an Order in Council made under theNorthern Ireland Act 1974.[6]
| Office | Name | Term | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chief Executive | Brian Faulkner | 1974 | UUP | |
| Deputy Chief Executive | Gerry Fitt | 1974 | SDLP | |
| Minister of Agriculture | Leslie Morrell | 1974 | UUP | |
| Minister of Commerce | John Hume | 1974 | SDLP | |
| Minister of Education | Basil McIvor | 1974 | UUP | |
| Minister of the Environment | Roy Bradford | 1974 | UUP | |
| Minister of Finance | Herbert Kirk | 1974 | UUP | |
| Minister of Health and Social Services | Paddy Devlin | 1974 | SDLP | |
| Minister of Housing, Local Government and Planning | Austin Currie | 1974 | SDLP | |
| Minister of Information | John Baxter | 1974 | UUP | |
| Legal Minister and Head of the Office of Law Reform | Oliver Napier | 1974 | Alliance | |
The Assembly had powers to pass primary legislation known as Assembly Measures. Four such measures were passed by the assembly:
| Short title | Citation | Royal assent | ||
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| Long title | ||||
1974 c. 1 (N.I.) | 26 March 1974 | |||
A Measure to apply certain sums out of the Consolidated Fund to the service of the years ending on 31st March 1974 and 31st March 1975. | ||||
1974 c. 2 (N.I.) | 26 March 1974 | |||
A Measure to increase the limits on sums which may be issued out of the Consolidated Fund for certain purposes; to authorise the issue of a sum to the Ulster Land Fund; to make further provision with respect to rate rebates; and for purposes connected with those matters. | ||||
1974 c. 3 (N.I.) | 26 March 1974 | |||
A Measure to make provision for compensating the Northern Ireland Electricity Service and certain gas undertakings in respect of financial loss due to compliance with the national policy relating to limitation of prices or with certain agreements to the like effect and for purposes connected therewith. | ||||
1974 c. 4 (N.I.) | 21 May 1974 | |||
A Measure to amend the provisions of the National Insurance Acts (Northern Ireland) 1966 to 1973, the National Insurance (Industrial Injuries) Acts (Northern Ireland) 1966 to 1973 and the Workmen's Compensation (Supplementation) Acts (Northern Ireland) 1966 to 1973 as to the rate or amount of benefit and contributions; to make supplementary provisions, and minor amendments of certain enactments, relating to social security; and for purposes connected with those matters. | ||||
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