The Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2022 (Commencement) Regulations 2023

Made: 30th January 2023

The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the power conferred by section 14(1) of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2022[^f00001].

Citation and extent

1

• (1) These Regulations may be cited as the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2022 (Commencement) Regulations 2023.

• (2) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Provisions coming into force on 7th February 2023

2

The following provisions of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2022 come into force on 7th February 2023—

• (a) section 6 (NI ministerial appointment functions);

• (b) section 7 (Minister of the Crown appointment functions);

• (c) section 8 (Joint UK appointment functions etc);

• (d) section 9 (Sections 6 to 8: core definitions).

Signed

Steve Baker — Minister of State — Northern Ireland Office — 30th January 2023

Explanatory note

(This note is not part of the Regulations)

EXPLANATORY NOTE

These Regulations bring into force provisions of the Northern Ireland (Executive Formation etc) Act 2022 (c. 48) (“the 2022 Act”).

Regulation 2 brings into force sections 6 to 9 of the 2022 Act on 7th February 2023. Sections 6 to 9 contain provisions allowing appointments to be made to specified public bodies during the current period without a Northern Ireland Executive or Ministers.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private, voluntary or public sectors is foreseen.

Footnotes

[^f00001]: 2022 c. 48.