Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973

Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973
Act of Parliament
	United Kingdom
Long title	An Act to make new provision for the government of Northern Ireland
Citation	1973 c. 36
Introduced by	William Whitelaw, Northern Ireland Secretary (Commons); David Hennessy, 3rd Baron Windlesham (Lords)
Territorial extent	Northern Ireland
Dates
Royal assent	18 July 1973
Commencement	18 July 1973: Parts I, IV and V; 1 September 1973;
Other legislation
Amended by	Patents, Designs and Marks Act 1986; Social Security Act 1990; Human Fertilisation and Embryology Act 1990; Child Support Act 1991; National Lottery etc. Act 1993; Pension Schemes Act 1993; Social Security Administration (Northern Ireland) Act 1992; Pension Schemes (Northern Ireland) Act 1993; Northern Ireland Act 1998; Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002; Law Officers Act 1997; Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1981;
Relates to	House of Commons (Redistribution of Seats) Act 1979
Status: Amended
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended
Text of the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 as in force today (including any amendments) within the United Kingdom, from legislation.gov.uk.

The Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973 (c. 36) is an act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom which received royal assent on 18 July 1973. The act abolished the suspended Parliament of Northern Ireland and the post of Governor and made provision for a devolved administration consisting of an Executive chosen by the new Northern Ireland Assembly devised under the Sunningdale Agreement; the assembly had already been created by the Northern Ireland Assembly Act 1973, passed two months earlier.