Northern Ireland (Stormont Agreement and Implementation Plan) Act 2016
Northern Ireland (Stormont Agreement and Implementation Plan) Act 2016
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Overview of the Act
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This Act gives effect to a number of commitments contained in 'A Fresh Start: The Stormont Agreement and Implementation Plan’ ("the Fresh Start Agreement")1. These include provisions aimed at ending continued paramilitary activity and measures to promote fiscal transparency.
1 https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/479116/A_Fresh_Start_-_The_Stormont_Agreement_and_Implementation_Plan_-_Final_Version_20_Nov_2015_for_PDF.pdf
Type: UK Public General Act
Year and chapter: 2016 c. 13
Royal Assent: 2016-05-04
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