85 Provision dealing with certain reserved matters
Northern Ireland Act 1998 (1998 c 47) | Legislation

85  Provision dealing with certain reserved matters

(1)     Her Majesty may by Order in Council make provision dealing with any matter falling within a description specified in any of paragraphs 9 to 17 of Schedule 3 (a “relevant matter”), including—

(a)     provision having retrospective effect;

(b)     provision for the delegation of functions;

(c)     provision amending or repealing any provision made by or under any Act of Parliament or Northern Ireland legislation.

(2)     An Order in Council under this section may—

(a)     make provision ancillary to provisions (whether in the Order or previously enacted) which deal with any relevant matter;

(b)     make such consequential, incidental, supplemental, or transitional provision as appears to Her Majesty to be necessary or expedient.

(3)     No recommendation shall be made to Her Majesty to make an Order in Council under this section unless a draft of

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