Attorney General for Northern Ireland

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government post legal office public office

The Attorney General for Northern Ireland is the chief legal adviser to the Northern Ireland Executive and represents its interests in legal matters and court proceedings.

Aliases (1)

Advocate General for Northern Ireland ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	government post → legal office → public office →
abolished	1972 →
advisesOn	EU law issues affecting Northern Ireland (before Brexit) → compatibility of Northern Ireland legislation with the European Convention on Human Rights → human rights issues in Northern Ireland →
appliesToJurisdiction	Northern Ireland →
appointedBy	First Minister of Northern Ireland → deputy First Minister of Northern Ireland →
constitutingInstrument	Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002 → Northern Ireland Act 1998 →
country	United Kingdom →
field	constitutional law → law → public law →
hasAuthorityOver	Director of Public Prosecutions for Northern Ireland (historically) →
hasJurisdiction	courts of Northern Ireland →
hasWebsite	https://www.attorneygeneralni.gov.uk/ →
inception	1921 →
jurisdictionType	devolved administration →
legalAdvisorTo	Northern Ireland Executive → Northern Ireland departments →
locatedIn	Belfast →
memberOf	Northern Ireland Executive Committee (in an advisory capacity) →
nominatedBy	Northern Ireland Executive →
officeHoldersMustHaveOccupation	barrister → solicitor →
officeType	devolved law officer →
partOf	Northern Ireland Executive →
precededByOffice	Attorney General for Ireland (for the whole island, historically) →
reestablished	2010 →
relatedOffice	Advocate General for Northern Ireland → Attorney General for England and Wales → Lord Advocate →
reportsTo	Northern Ireland Executive →
responsibility	participating in references to the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom on devolution issues → providing legal advice on legislative competence of Northern Ireland Assembly Bills → superintending certain prosecutorial and legal offices in Northern Ireland →
role	chief legal adviser to the Northern Ireland Executive → represents the interests of the Northern Ireland Executive in court proceedings → represents the interests of the Northern Ireland Executive in legal matters →
seat	Belfast →
style	The Right Honourable (for certain office holders) →
subsequentOffice	Advocate General for Northern Ireland →
worksWith	Departmental Solicitor’s Office (Northern Ireland) → Northern Ireland Assembly →

Referenced by (3)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Attorney General for England and Wales →	distinctFrom
Advocate General for Scotland →	hasCounterpartOffice
Attorney General for Northern Ireland ("Advocate General for Northern Ireland") →	subsequentOffice