Advocate General for Northern Ireland
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The Advocate General for Northern Ireland is the UK government’s chief legal adviser on Northern Ireland law in matters reserved to Westminster.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Advocate General for Northern Ireland canonical | 5 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Kingdom government position
ⓘ
legal adviser ⓘ public office ⓘ |
| advises | Cabinet of the United Kingdom on Northern Ireland legal issues in reserved matters ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
British monarch
ⓘ
surface form:
Monarch of the United Kingdom
Prime Minister ⓘ
surface form:
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
|
| belongsTo | executive branch of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| category |
Government legal advisers in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
Law officers of the Crown ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| createdBy |
British Parliament
ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom Parliament
|
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| jurisdictionType | reserved matters ⓘ |
| legalArea | Northern Ireland law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| mayBeMemberOf |
House of Commons of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
surface form:
House of Commons
House of Lords ⓘ |
| officeHolderQualification |
must be a qualified lawyer
ⓘ
typically a barrister or solicitor ⓘ |
| partOf | UK Government Law Officers ⓘ |
| relatedPosition |
Advocate General for Scotland
ⓘ
Attorney General for England and Wales ⓘ Attorney General for Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
UK government
ⓘ
surface form:
United Kingdom Government
|
| responsibility |
advising UK Government departments on Northern Ireland law in reserved matters
ⓘ
participating in litigation involving devolution issues relating to Northern Ireland ⓘ providing legal advice on the interpretation of Northern Ireland legislation in reserved areas ⓘ representing the UK Government in courts on issues of Northern Ireland law in reserved matters ⓘ |
| role | chief legal adviser on Northern Ireland law in matters reserved to Westminster ⓘ |
| scope |
constitutional law issues relating to Northern Ireland devolution
ⓘ
human rights issues arising in Northern Ireland in reserved matters ⓘ |
| seat |
Belfast
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| style | The Right Honourable ⓘ |
| subjectTo | constitutional conventions of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| worksWith |
Attorney General for Northern Ireland
ⓘ
Departmental Solicitor’s Office (Northern Ireland) ⓘ
surface form:
Crown Solicitor’s Office (Northern Ireland)
Northern Ireland Office ⓘ |
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