The Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022 (Commencement) Regulations 2023

• Citation: S.I. 2023/566
• Sections: 2

Section 1 Citation, interpretation and extent

(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022 (Commencement) Regulations 2023.

(2) In these Regulations—

(a) “the “ 2022 Act ” means the Identity and Language (Northern Ireland) Act 2022; and

(b) “ the 1998 Act ” means the Northern Ireland Act 1998 .

(3) These Regulations extend to Northern Ireland.

Section 2 Provisions coming into force on 22nd May 2023

The following provisions of the 2022 Act come into force on 22nd May 2023—

(a) section 1(1) (National and cultural identity) for the purpose of inserting section 78G (The Office of Identity and Cultural Expression) into the 1998 Act;

(b) section 1(2) (National and cultural identity) and Schedule 1 (The Office of Identity and Cultural Expression);

(c) section 2(1) (Irish language) for the purpose of inserting section 78K (The Irish Language Commissioner) into the 1998 Act;

(d) section 2(2) (Irish language) and Schedule 2 (The Irish Language Commissioner);

(e) section 3(1) (The Ulster Scots and the Ulster British tradition) for the purpose of inserting section 78R (The Commissioner) into the 1998 Act;

(f) section 3(2) (The Ulster Scots and the Ulster British Tradition) and Schedule 3 (Commissioner for the Ulster Scots and the Ulster British Tradition);

(g) section 6 (Concurrent powers and powers of direction); and

(h) section 7 (Concurrent powers and powers of direction: supplementary provision).