Northern Ireland (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972
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The Northern Ireland (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972 was a UK statute that suspended the Northern Ireland Parliament at Stormont and introduced direct rule from Westminster during the Troubles.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom
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United Kingdom statute ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Northern Ireland executive authority
NERFINISHED
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Northern Ireland legislature NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| effect |
ended the operation of the Stormont government
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suspended the Parliament of Northern Ireland ⓘ transferred governing powers over Northern Ireland to the UK Government ⓘ |
| enactedBy | UK Parliament at Westminster NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enactedInReignOf | Elizabeth II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingAuthorityUnderAct |
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
NERFINISHED
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UK Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext | The Troubles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducedConcept | direct rule from Westminster ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| languageOfDocument | English ⓘ |
| legalArea |
constitutional law
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public law ⓘ |
| legalSystem | common law ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationAffected |
Belfast
NERFINISHED
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Stormont NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | United Kingdom constitutional framework regarding Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| purpose |
to introduce direct rule of Northern Ireland from Westminster
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to suspend the Parliament of Northern Ireland at Stormont ⓘ |
| reasonForEnactment |
breakdown of devolved government at Stormont
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political and security crisis in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| receivedRoyalAssent | 1972 ⓘ |
| region | Europe ⓘ |
| relatedLegislation |
Government of Ireland Act 1920
NERFINISHED
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Northern Ireland Act 1998 NERFINISHED ⓘ Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedToEvent | suspension of the Stormont Parliament ⓘ |
| relatedToProcess | constitutional reform in Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| replacedInstitution | Parliament of Northern Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Northern Ireland (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| status | spent ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
constitutional arrangements in Northern Ireland
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devolution ⓘ direct rule ⓘ emergency legislation ⓘ governance of Northern Ireland ⓘ |
| temporalScope | intended as a temporary measure ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| typeOfRuleIntroduced | direct rule ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973
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precededBy
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Northern Ireland (Temporary Provisions) Act 1972
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