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Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 Amendment of the 2011 Act 1 In the Welfare of Animals Act (Northern Ireland) 2011, after section 51 insert— Service animals 51A 1 Subsections (2) and (3) apply when it is being determined in connection with section 4(1) whether suffering is unnecessary in a case where the suffering was caused by conduct for the purpose mentioned in section 4(3)(c)(ii). 2 The fact that the conduct was for the purpose mentioned in section 4(3)(c)(ii) is to be disregarded if— a the animal was— i under the control of a relevant officer at the time of the conduct, and ii being used by the officer at the time of the conduct, in the course of the officer’s duties, in a way that was reasonable in all the circumstances, and b the conduct was that of someone other than the officer. 3 A relevant officer is— a a constable (but see subsection (4)), b a person (other than a constable)— i employed for the purposes of the police, or ii engaged to provide services for the purposes of the police, or c a prisoner custody officer as defined in Chapter 3 of Part 8 of the Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994. 4 A reference in this section to a constable excludes a member of the Naval, Military or Royal Air Force Police. 5 The Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs may by regulations amend this section so as to alter the meaning of a relevant officer in this section. 6 Only a person in the public service of the Crown may be included within the meaning of a relevant officer in this section by virtue of regulations under this section. . Commencement and short title 2 1 This Act comes into operation on the day after receiving Royal Assent. 2 This Act may be cited as the Animal Welfare (Service Animals) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022.
Fair Employment (School Teachers) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 Revocation of Article 71 1 In the Fair Employment and Treatment (Northern Ireland) Order 1998 (“ the 1998 Order ”), omit Article 71 (school teachers). Consequential amendments 2 The Schedule to this Act has effect. Commencement 3 1 The preceding provisions of this Act come into operation on such day as the Executive Office may by order appoint (but this is subject to subsection (2)). 2 Those provisions come into operation at the end of the period of 2 years beginning with the day of Royal Assent if by the end of that period no order has been made under subsection (1) bringing them into operation. 3 An order under subsection (1) may include such transitional, transitory or saving provision as the Executive Office considers appropriate. Short title 4 This Act may be cited as the Fair Employment (School Teachers) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022.
Budget (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2021 Issue of sum out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending 31 March 2022 and appropriation of that sum 1 1 The Department of Finance may issue out of the Consolidated Fund and apply to the service of the year ending 31 March 2022 the sum of £10,342,800,000. 2 That sum is appropriated for the purposes specified in Schedule 1. Power of the Department of Finance to borrow 2 1 The Department of Finance may borrow on the credit of the sum specified in section 1 any sum or sums not exceeding in total £5,171,400,000. 2 Any money so borrowed must be repaid, with any interest due on it, out of the Consolidated Fund not later than 31 March 2022. Use of resources (other than accruing resources) in the year ending 31 March 2022 3 1 For the purposes of section 6(1) of the 2001 Act, this section authorises the use of resources in the year ending 31 March 2022 by the persons mentioned in subsection (3) to the amount of £11,843,690,000. 2 In that year, resources may be used by a person mentioned in that subsection for the purposes specified in relation to that person in column 1 of Schedule 2 up to the amounts specified in the corresponding entries in column 2 of that Schedule. 3 The persons are— a the Northern Ireland departments; b the Food Standards Agency; c the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission; d the Northern Ireland Audit Office; e the Northern Ireland Authority for Utility Regulation; f the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman; g the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland. 4 In subsections (1) and (2), “resources” does not include accruing resources within the meaning of section 8(1) of the 2001 Act. Limit on use of certain accruing resources in the year ending 31 March 2022 4 1 For the purposes of section 8(1) of the 2001 Act, this section sets the relevant limits on the accruing resources that may be directed to be used for certain purposes in the year ending 31 March 2022 in addition to resources authorised by this Act or any other statutory provision to be used for those purposes in that year. 2 In that year, accruing resources not exceeding the amount specified in column 3 of Schedule 2 may be directed to be used for the purposes specified in the corresponding entries in column 1 of that Schedule. Repeal of spent provisions 5 The statutory provisions mentioned in Schedule 3 are repealed to the extent specified in the second column of that Schedule. Interpretation 6 In this Act— “the 2001 Act” means the Government Resources and Accounts Act (Northern Ireland) 2001; “statutory provision” has the same meaning as in section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954. Short title 7 This Act may be cited as the Budget (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2021.
Harbours (Grants and Loans Limit) Act (Northern Ireland) 2021 Increase of limit on grants and loans for harbour works, etc. 1 1 In section 4 of the Harbours Act (Northern Ireland) 1970 (limit on aggregate of loans and grants under sections 2 and 3 of that Act) for “£35 million” substitute “ £90 million ” . 2 Article 4 of the Financial Provisions (Northern Ireland) Order 1989 (increase of limit on grants and loans for harbour works) is repealed. Commencement 2 This Act comes into operation on the day after this Act receives Royal Assent. Short title 3 This Act may be cited as the Harbours (Grants and Loans Limit) Act (Northern Ireland) 2021.
Executive Committee (Functions) Act (Northern Ireland) 2020 Amendment of section 20 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 1 1 Section 20 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (Executive Committee) is amended as follows. 2 In subsection (4), for paragraph (a) substitute— a where the agreed programme referred to in paragraph 20 of Strand One of that Agreement has been approved by the Assembly and is in force, any significant or controversial matters that are clearly outside the scope of that programme; aa where no such programme has been approved by the Assembly, any significant or controversial matters; . 3 In subsection (5), for “subsection (6)” substitute “subsections (6) to (9)”. 4 After subsection (6) insert— 7 Decisions may be made by the Department for Infrastructure or the Minister in charge of that Department in the exercise of any function under— a the Planning Act (Northern Ireland) 2011 (except a function under section 1 of that Act); or b regulations or orders made under that Act, without recourse to the Executive Committee. 8 Nothing in subsection (3) requires a Minister to have recourse to the Executive Committee in relation to any matter unless that matter affects the exercise of the statutory responsibilities of one or more other Ministers more than incidentally. 9 A matter does not affect the exercise of the statutory responsibilities of a Minister more than incidentally only because there is a statutory requirement to consult that Minister. . Commencement 2 This Act comes into operation on the day after this Act receives Royal Assent. Short title 3 This Act may be cited as the Executive Committee (Functions) Act (NorthernIreland) 2020.
Budget ( No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (repealed) Issue of sum out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending 31st March 2017 and appropriation of that sum 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power of the Department of Finance to borrow 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Use of resources (other than accruing resources) in the year ending 31st March 2017 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Limit on use of accruing resources in the year ending 31st March 2017 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Resource excesses for the year ending 31st March 2015 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repeal of spent provisions 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Budget (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2020 Issue of sum out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending 31 March 2021 and appropriation of that sum 1 1 The Department of Finance may issue out of the Consolidated Fund and apply to the service of the year ending 31 March 2021 the sum of £8,225,189,000. 2 That sum is appropriated for the purposes specified in Schedule 1. Power of the Department of Finance to borrow 2 1 The Department of Finance may borrow on the credit of the sum specified in section 1 any sum or sums not exceeding in total £4,112,595,000. 2 Any money so borrowed must be repaid, with any interest due on it, out of the Consolidated Fund not later than 31 March 2021. Use of resources (other than accruing resources) in the year ending 31 March 2021 3 1 For the purposes of section 6(1) of the 2001 Act, this section authorises the use of resources in the year ending 31 March 2021 by the persons mentioned in subsection (3) to the amount of £9,050,940,000. 2 In that year, resources may be used by a person mentioned in that subsection for the purposes specified in relation to that person in column 1 of Schedule 2 up to the amounts specified in the corresponding entries in column 2 of that Schedule. 3 The persons are— a the Northern Ireland departments; b the Food Standards Agency; c the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission; d the Northern Ireland Audit Office; e the Northern Ireland Public Services Ombudsman; f the Public Prosecution Service for Northern Ireland. 4 In this section— “the 2001 Act” means the Government Resources and Accounts Act (Northern Ireland) 2001; “resources” does not include accruing resources within the meaning of section 8(1) of the 2001 Act. Short title 4 This Act may be cited as the Budget (No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2020.
Assembly Members (Reduction of Numbers) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 Reduction of number of members returned for each constituency 1 1 In section 33(2) of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (numbers of members returned for each constituency), for “six” substitute “ five ” . 2 The amendment made by subsection (1) does not have effect until the first Assembly election after the 2016 election. 3 In subsection (2)— “ Assembly election ” means an election under section 31 or 32 of the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (whichever occurs first), and “ 2016 election ” means the election held in 2016 in accordance with section 31(1) of that Act. Short title 2 This Act may be cited as the Assembly Members (Reduction of Numbers) Act (Northern Ireland) 2016.
Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 Enforcement of EU rules 1 1 Section 30 of the Fisheries Act 1981 (enforcement of Community rules) is amended as follows. 2 In subsection (1)— a for “enforceable Community restrictions” substitute “ enforceable EU restrictions, and enforceable EU obligations, ” ; b for paragraph (a) substitute— a if any fishing boat within the Northern Ireland zone— i fishes in contravention of any such restriction, or ii fails to comply with any such obligation, the master, the owner and the charterer (if any) are each guilty of an offence; ; c after paragraph (a) insert— aa if any Northern Ireland fishing boat outside the Northern Ireland zone— i fishes in contravention of any such restriction, or ii fails to comply with any such obligation, the master, the owner and the charterer (if any) are each guilty of an offence; ab if any person in Northern Ireland— i fishes in contravention of any such restriction, or ii fails to comply with any such obligation, that person is guilty of an offence; ; d in paragraph (b), for “such offences” substitute “ offences under paragraph (a), (aa) or (ab) of this subsection ” ; e in paragraph (c), after “restrictions” insert “ and obligations ” . 3 In subsection (2), for “enforceable Community restriction” substitute “ enforceable EU restriction ” . 4 After subsection (2) insert— 2ZA The provision that may be made by an order under subsection (2) includes— a provision applying to Northern Ireland fishing boats outside the Northern Ireland zone; b provision applying to persons of a specified description on board a Northern Ireland fishing boat outside the Northern Ireland zone. In this subsection “ specified ” means specified in the order. . 5 In subsection (3)— a for “Community”, wherever it occurs, substitute “ EU ” ; b insert at the appropriate places the following definitions— “ Northern Ireland fishing boat ” means a fishing vessel which is registered in the register maintained under section 8 of the Merchant Shipping Act 1995 and whose entry in the register specifies a port in Northern Ireland as the port to which the vessel is to be treated as belonging; ; “ Northern Ireland zone ” has the same meaning as in the Northern Ireland Act 1998 (see section 98(1) and (8) of that Act); . 6 In the heading, for “Community” substitute “ EU ” . Short title 2 This Act may be cited as the Fisheries Act (Northern Ireland) 2016.
Non-domestic Rates Valuations (Coronavirus) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022 Non-domestic rates valuations: effects of coronavirus to be disregarded 1 1 For the purposes of the application of Article 39A of the Rates Order (valuation of hereditament) to the net annual value list that came into force on 1st April 2020 and to each subsequent net annual value list, the matters mentioned in paragraph (1A) of that Article are to be treated as not including, and as never having included, any matter directly or indirectly attributable to coronavirus. 2 For the purposes of this section, matters attributable to coronavirus include (but are not limited to) anything done by any person— a with a view to compliance with any statutory provision which concerns the incidence or spread of coronavirus, b with a view to compliance with any other statutory provision for reasons relating to the incidence or spread of coronavirus, or c in response to, or otherwise in consequence of, any advice or guidance given by a public authority relating to the incidence or spread of coronavirus. 3 The Department of Finance may by regulations amend this section so as to apply it to any other infection or contamination to which a matter of a kind referred to in subsection (2) is attributable, whether instead of or in addition to any infection or contamination to which this section for the time being applies and with or without retrospective effect. 4 Regulations may not be made under subsection (3) unless a draft of the regulations has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly. 5 In this section— “ coronavirus ” means severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), “ net annual value list ” has the same meaning as “ NAV list ” has in the Rates Order, “ the Rates Order ” means the Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1977, and “ statutory provision ” has the meaning given in section 1(f) of the Interpretation Act (Northern Ireland) 1954. Commencement and short title 2. 1 This Act comes into operation on the day after Royal Assent. 2 This Act may be cited as the Non-domestic Rates Valuations (Coronavirus) Act (Northern Ireland) 2022.
Budget Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 (repealed) Issue of sum out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending 31st March 2016 and appropriation of that sum 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Use of resources (other than accruing resources) in the year ending 31st March 2016 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Revised limits on use of certain accruing resources in the year ending 31st March 2016 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Issue of sum out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending 31st March 2017 and appropriation of that sum 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power of the Department of Finance and Personnel to borrow 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Use of resources (other than accruing resources) in the year ending 31st March 2017 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Resource excesses for the year ending 31st March 2014 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 The Northern Ireland departments 1 1 The Office of the First Minister and deputy First Minister is renamed the Executive Office. 2 The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is renamed the Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. 3 The Department of Enterprise, Trade and Investment is renamed the Department for the Economy. 4 The Department of Finance and Personnel is renamed the Department of Finance. 5 The Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety is renamed the Department of Health. 6 The Department for Regional Development is renamed the Department for Infrastructure. 7 The Department for Social Development is renamed the Department for Communities. 8 The Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure is dissolved. 9 The Department of the Environment is dissolved. 10 The Department for Employment and Learning is dissolved. 11 Accordingly, as from the coming into operation of this section, there shall be the departments set out in Schedule 1. 12 The provisions of the Departments (Northern Ireland) Order 1999 apply in relation to the departments set out in Schedule 1. Consequential repeals 2 The statutory provisions set out in Schedule 2 are repealed to the extent specified in the second column of that Schedule. Short title and commencement 3 1 This Act may be cited as the Departments Act (Northern Ireland) 2016. 2 Sections 1 and 2 and Schedules 1 and 2 come into operation on such day or days as the First Minister and deputy First Minister, acting jointly, may by order appoint.
Rural Needs Act (Northern Ireland) 2016 Duty of public authorities to have due regard to rural needs 1 1 A public authority must have due regard to rural needs when— a developing, adopting, implementing or revising policies, strategies and plans, and b designing and delivering public services. 2 For the purposes of this Act, “ public authority ” means any body or person listed in the Schedule. 3 The Department must, at least every three years from the coming into operation of this section, review the list of bodies and persons set out in the Schedule and, if it thinks it appropriate, by order amend the Schedule to— a add a body or person to the Schedule; b remove a body or person from the Schedule; or c modify any entry in the Schedule. 4 An order under subsection (3) may provide for a body or person to be a public authority for all or any of the purposes of this Act. 5 The Department must not exercise the power conferred by subsection (3) so that a body or person becomes a public authority for any of the purposes of this Act unless the body or person is a body or person appearing to the Department to exercise functions of a public nature. 6 An order under subsection (3) may contain such transitional provision as the Department thinks appropriate. 7 An order under subsection (3) must not be made unless a draft of the order has been laid before, and approved by a resolution of, the Assembly. Guidance, advice and information, etc. 2 The Department may take such steps as appear to it to be appropriate to— a provide any person with guidance, advice and information about issues connected with rural needs or ways of meeting those needs; b undertake, commission or support (by financial means or otherwise) research into any matter relating to rural needs. Monitoring and reporting 3 1 A public authority must, in such manner as may be directed by the Department— a compile information on the exercise of its functions under section 1; b include that information in its annual report; and c send that information to the Department. 2 The Department must publish an annual report containing— a the information sent to it under subsection (1)(c); and b information on the exercise by the Department of its functions under this Act, and lay a copy of the report before the Assembly. 3 The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development must, on or after the day on which the report is laid before the Assembly, make a statement to the Assembly about the content of the report. Co-operation with other bodies 4 The Department must make arrangements with public authorities with a view to securing co-operation and the exchange of information between public authorities. Commencement 5 Sections1 to 4 come into operation on such day or days (not being later than 1 June 2018) as the Department may by order appoint. Interpretation 6 In this Act— “ the Department ” means the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development; “ rural needs ” means the social and economic needs of persons in rural areas. Short title 7 This Act may be cited as the Rural Needs Act (Northern Ireland) 2016.
Budget ( No. 2) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (repealed) Issue of sum out of the Consolidated Fund for the year ending 31st March 2016 and appropriation of that sum 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Power of the Department of Finance and Personnel to borrow 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Use of resources (other than accruing resources) in year ending 31st March 2016 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Limit on use of accruing resources in year ending 31st March 2016 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Resource excesses for the year ending 31st March 2014 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Repeal of spent provisions 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Interpretation 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Short title 8 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ombudsman and Commissioner for Complaints (Amendment) Act (Northern Ireland) 2015 (repealed) Extension of period for which acting Ombudsman and acting Commissioner may hold office 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Retrospective operation of section 1 2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Commencement and short title 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .