This is a list of orders in Council for Northern Ireland which are primary legislationSection 21(1) of the Human Rights Act 1998 provides that, in that Act, Orders in Council made under section 38(1)(a) of the Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973, or under the corresponding provision of the Northern Ireland Act 1998, are primary legislation. for the region in the absence of a devolved legislature, and also for those powers not devolved to the Northern Ireland Assembly. The statutory instruments containing the legislation are numbered in the main UK series (SI number) with a sub-series ((N.I. number) denoting their position in the Northern Ireland legislation for the year.Holborn, Guy. Butterworths Legal Research Guide. Second Edition. Butterworths. 2001. Pages 84, 258, 259. "Northern Ireland Orders in Council" (1998) 29 The Law Librarian 97 (No 2, 2 June 1998). Dickson, Brice. Law in Northern Ireland. Third Edition. Hart Publishing. 2018. Para 3.28 at p 62.

1972–1979

1972

+ Title Citation Date made Prosecution of Offences (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 SI 1972/538 (N.I. 1) 30 March 1972 Appropriation (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 SI 1972/671 (N.I. 2) 28 April 1972 Explosives (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 SI 1972/730 (N.I. 3) 11 May 1972 Northern Ireland Finance Corporation (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 SI 1972/731 (N.I. 4) 11 May 1972 County Courts (Additional Sittings) (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 SI 1972/965 (N.I. 5) 28 June 1972 Employer's Liability (Defective Equipment and Compulsory Insurance) (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 SI 1972/963 (N.I. 6) 28 June 1972 Exported Animals (Compensation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 SI 1972/964 (N.I. 7) 28 June 1972 Appropriation (No. 2) (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 SI 1972/1071 (N.I. 8) 19 July 1972 Electricity Supply (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 SI 1972/1072 (N.I. 9) 19 July 1972Superannuation (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 SI 1972/1073 (N.I. 10) 19 July 1972Finance (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 SI 1972/1100 (N.I. 11) 26 July 1972Education and Libraries (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 SI 1972/1263 (N.I. 12) 26 July 1972Electoral Law (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 SI 1972/1264 (N.I. 13) 14 August 1972Health and Personal Social Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 SI 1972/1265 (N.I. 14) 14 August 1972Detention of Terrorists (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 SI 1972/1632 (N.I. 15) 1 November 1972Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 SI 1972/1633 (N.I. 16) 1 November 1972Planning (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 SI 1972/1634 (N.I. 17) 1 November 1972Appropriation (No. 3) (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 SI 1972/1812 (N.I. 18) 28 November 1972Building Regulations (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 SI 1972/1996 (N.I. 19) 20 December 1972Development of Tourist Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 SI 1972/1997 (N.I. 20) 20 December 1972Local Government (Postponement of Elections and Reorganisation) (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 SI 1972/1998 (N.I. 21) 20 December 1972Local Government &c. (Northern Ireland) Order 1972 SI 1972/1999 (N.I. 22) 20 December 1972

1973 + Title Citation Date made Drainage (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 SI 1973/69 (N.I. 1) 19 January 1973 Water and Sewerage Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 SI 1973/70 (N.I. 2 19 January 1973 Northern Ireland (Border Poll) Order 1973 SI 1973/97 (N.I. 3) 24 January 1973 Appropriation (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 SI 1973/414 (N.I. 4) 8 March 1973 Financial Provisions (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 SI 1973/414 (N.I. 5) 8 March 1973 Firearms (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 SI 1973/415 (N.I. 6) 8 March 1973 Museums (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 SI 1973/416 (N.I. 7) 8 March 1973 Births, Deaths and Marriages Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 SI 1973/600 (N.I. 8) 29 March 1973 Fire Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 SI 1973/601 (N.I. 9) 12 March 1973 Oaths and Declarations (Repeals) (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 SI 1973/603 (N.I. 10) 29 March 1973 Electoral Law (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 SI 1973/740 (N.I. 11) 13 April 1973 Recreation and Youth Service (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 SI 1973/961 (N.I. 12) 24 May 1973 Superannuation (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 SI 1973/962 (N.I. 13) 24 May 1973 Salaries (Comptroller and Auditor-General and Others) (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 SI 1973/1086 (N.I. 14) 20 June 1973 Appropriation (No. 2) (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 SI 1973/1228 (N.I. 16) 16 July 1973 Enterprise Ulster (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 SI 1973/1228 (N.I. 16) 16 July 1973 Road Traffic (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 SI 1973/1323 (N.I. 18) 25 July 197 Finance (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 SI 1973/1323 (N.I. 18) 25 July 1973Mr. Speaker Neill's Retirement (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 SI 1973/1323 (N.I. 18) 27 July 1973Pig Production Development (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 SI 1973/1322 (N.I. 20) 27 July 1974Land Acquisition and Compensation (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 SI 1973/1896 (N.I. 21) 13 November 1974 Appropriation (No. 3) (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 1973 (N.I. 23) 12 December 1973 Ministries (Northern Ireland) Order 1973 SI 1973/2161 (N.I. 24) 19 December 1973

1974 + Title Citation Date made Appropriation (Northern Ireland) Order 1974 SI 1974/1266 (N.I. 1) 25 July 1974 Pensions (Increase) (Northern Ireland) Order 1974 SI 1974/1267 (N.I. 2) 25 July 1974 Social Security (Consequences of Emergency) (Northern Ireland) Order 1974 SI 1974/1268 (N.I. 3) 25 July 1974 Financial Provisions (Northern Ireland) Order 1974 SI 1974/2141 (N.I. 4) 18 December 1974 Appropriation (No. 2) (Northern Ireland) Order 1974 SI 1974/2142 (N.I. 5) 18 December 1974 Juries (Northern Ireland) Order 1974 SI 1974/2143 (N.I. 6) 18 December 1974 Youth Employment Service (Northern Ireland) Order 1974 SI 1974/2144 (N.I. 7) 18 December 1974

1975 Title Citation Date made Appropriation (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 SI 1975/416 (N.I. 1) 18 March 1975 Community Relations (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 SI 1975/417 (N.I. 2) 18 March 1975 Diseases of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 SI 1975/418 (N.I. 3) 18 March 1975 Selective Employment Premium (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 SI 1975/424 (N.I. 4 18 March 1975 Shipbuilding Industry (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 SI 1975/814 (N.I. 5) 14 May 1975 Recreation (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 SI 1975/424 (N.I. 6) 14 May 1975 Administration of Justice (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 SI 1975/816 (N.I. 7) 14 May 1975 Agriculture (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 SI 1975/1038 (N.I. 8) 25 June 1975 Defective Premises (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 SI 1975/1039 (N.I. 9) 25 June 1975 Roads (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 SI 1975/1040 (N.I. 10) 25 June 1975 Appropriation (No. 2) (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 SI 1975/1212 (N.I. 11) 23 July 1975 Diseases of Animals (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 SI 1975/1307 (N.I. 12) 6 August 1975 Local Government (Reduction of General Grant) (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 SI 1975/1308 (N.I. 13) 6 August 1975 Shipbuilding Industry (No. 2) (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 SI 1975/1309 (N.I. 14) 6 August 1975 Social Security Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 SI 1975/1503 (N.I. 15) 17 September 1975 Child Benefit (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 SI 1975/1504 (N.I. 16) 17 September 1975 Artificial Reproduction of Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 SI 1975/1834 (N.I. 17) 12 November 1975 Appropriation (No. 3) (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 SI 1975/2176 (N.I. 18) 19 December 1975 Bann Reservoir Company (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 SI 1975/2177 (N.I. 19) 19 December 1975 Firearms (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 SI 1975/2178 (N.I. 20) 19 December 1975 Rates (Northern Ireland) Order 1975 SI 1975/2179 (N.I. 21) 19 December 1975

1976 Title Citation Date made Unsolicited Goods and Services (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 SI 1976/57 (N.I. 1) 19 January 1976 Education (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 SI 1976/58 (N.I. 2) 19 January 1976 Insurance Companies (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 SI 1976/59 (N.I. 3) 19 January 1976 Treatment of Offenders (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 SI 1976/226 (N.I. 4) 18 February 1976 Appropriation (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 SI 1976/423 (N.I. 5) 17 March 1976 Department of Housing, Local Government and Planning (Dissolution) (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 SI 1976/424 (N.I. 6) 17 March 1976 Industrial and Provident Societies (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 SI 1976/425 (N.I. 7) 17 March 1976 Members' Pensions (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 SI 1976/426 (N.I. 8) 17 March 1976 Social Security and Family Allowances (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 SI 1976/427 (N.I. 9) 17 March 1976 Industries Development (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 SI 1976/580 (N.I. 10) 12 April 1976 Road Traffic (Drivers' Ages and Hours of Work) (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 SI 1976/581 (N.I. 11) 12 April 1976 Solicitors (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 SI 1976/582 (N.I. 12) 12 April 1976 Animals (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 SI 1976/1040 (N.I. 13) 12 April 1976 Births and Deaths Registration (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 SI 1976/1041 (N.I. 14) 12 April 1976 Sex Discrimination (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 SI 1976/1042 (N.I. 15) 2 July 1976 Industrial Relations (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 SI 1976/1043 (N.I. 16) 2 July 1976 Horse Racing and Betting (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 SI 1976/1157 (N.I. 17) 23 July 1976 Limitation (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 SI 1976/1158 (N.I. 18) 23 July 1976 Appropriation (No. 2) (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 SI 1976/1210) 30 July 1976 Department of the Civil Service (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 SI 1976/1211 (N.I. 20) 30 July 1976 Financial Provisions (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 SI 1976/1212 (N.I. 21) 30 July 1976 Pharmacy (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 SI 1976/1213 (N.I. 22) 30 July 1976 Poisons (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 SI 1976/1214 (N.I. 23) 30 July 1976 Firearms (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 SI 1976/1215 (N.I. 24) 30 July 1976 Housing (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 SI 1976/1780 (N.I. 25) 27 October 1976 Supplementary Benefits (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 SI 1976/1781 (N.I. 26) 27 October 1976 Appropriation (No. 3) (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 SI 1976/2146 (N.I. 27) 27 October 1976 Industrial Relations (No. 2) (Northern Ireland) Order 1976 SI 1976/2147 (N.I. 28) 27 October 1976

1977