Northern Ireland legislative consent convention
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The Northern Ireland legislative consent convention is a constitutional practice whereby the UK Parliament seeks the Northern Ireland Assembly’s agreement before legislating on devolved matters affecting Northern Ireland.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional convention
ⓘ
legislative consent convention ⓘ |
| affects |
intergovernmental relations within the UK
ⓘ
legislative process for UK‑wide bills ⓘ |
| appliesInJurisdiction | Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
UK primary legislation affecting devolved matters in Northern Ireland
ⓘ
UK secondary legislation affecting devolved matters in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| appliesToBody |
Northern Ireland Assembly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concerns |
legislation on certain excepted or reserved matters with devolved implications
ⓘ
legislation on transferred matters ⓘ |
| developedAfter | establishment of the Northern Ireland Assembly in 1998 ⓘ |
| developedFrom | practice following the Belfast Agreement ⓘ |
| hasConsequence |
political criticism if UK Parliament legislates without consent
ⓘ
potential strain on UK–Northern Ireland institutional relations ⓘ |
| hasDebateOver | whether it should be placed on a statutory footing ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | non‑justiciable convention ⓘ |
| hasLimitation | does not legally prevent the UK Parliament from legislating without consent ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to ensure that the UK Parliament seeks the Northern Ireland Assembly’s agreement before legislating on devolved matters
ⓘ
to respect the autonomy of devolved institutions in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| hasScope | matters within the legislative competence of the Northern Ireland Assembly ⓘ |
| isAnalogousTo |
Scottish legislative consent convention
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Welsh legislative consent convention ⓘ |
| isBasedOn | political practice rather than legal rule ⓘ |
| isConnectedTo |
Cabinet Office devolution guidance notes
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
intergovernmental agreements on devolution guidance ⓘ |
| isDiscussedIn |
UK constitutional law scholarship
ⓘ
reports of the House of Lords Constitution Committee ⓘ |
| isFramedAs | expression of respect for devolved autonomy rather than legal constraint ⓘ |
| isImpactedBy | periods of suspension of the Northern Ireland Assembly ⓘ |
| isInfluencedBy |
UK Government’s legislative priorities
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
political composition of the Northern Ireland Assembly ⓘ |
| isNot | legally enforceable rule ⓘ |
| isPartOf | UK constitutional conventions ⓘ |
| isRelatedTo |
principle of consent in Northern Ireland governance
ⓘ
principle of parliamentary sovereignty ⓘ |
| isTriggeredBy | UK Government proposal to legislate on devolved matters ⓘ |
| mayBeDepartedFromBy | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatesToAgreement | Belfast Agreement GENERATED ⓘ |
| relatesToConcept |
Sewel convention
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
devolution in the United Kingdom ⓘ reserved and devolved matters ⓘ |
| relatesToProcess |
scrutiny of UK bills by the Northern Ireland Assembly committees
GENERATED
ⓘ
tabling and voting on legislative consent motions in the Assembly GENERATED ⓘ |
| relatesToStatute | Northern Ireland Act 1998 GENERATED ⓘ |
| requiresAction | seeking legislative consent motion from the Northern Ireland Assembly ⓘ |
| requiresConsentFrom | Northern Ireland Assembly when UK Parliament legislates on devolved competences ⓘ |
| usesInstrument | legislative consent motion ⓘ |
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